Is CVE-2014-0497 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-0497 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0497?

CVE-2014-0497 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2014-0497?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-0497.

Fix CVE-2014-0497 - CRITICAL adobe flash player

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-0497?

17 products: adobe flash player, adobe flash player, adobe flash player, google chrome, redhat enterprise linux desktop, and 12 more.

Description

Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-191 CWE-191

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 2/5/2014
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playergoogle : chromeredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_desktop

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD