CVE-2014-8439

Adobe Flash Player — Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability
⚠️ CVSS 3.1  8.8 / 10 — HIGH 🔴 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Overview

Adobe Flash Player has a vulnerability in the way it handles a dereferenced memory pointer which could lead to code execution.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8439

Key Details

PropertyValue
CVE ID CVE-2014-8439
Vendor / Product Adobe — Flash Player
NVD Published2014-11-25
NVD Last Modified2025-10-22
CVSS 3.1 Score8.8
CVSS 3.1 VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SeverityHIGH
CWE CWE-119
CISA KEV Added2022-05-25
CISA KEV Deadline2022-06-15
Known Ransomware Use No

CVSS 3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Required Action

CISA BOD 22-01 Deadline: 2022-06-15. The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Timeline

DateEvent
2022-05-25Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
2022-06-15CISA BOD 22-01 remediation deadline

References

ResourceType
NVD — CVE-2014-8439 Vulnerability Database
CISA KEV Catalog Entry US Government