CVE-2014-0540: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2014-0540: Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400...

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.178, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 14.0.0.178 do not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0542, CVE-2014-0543, CVE-2014-0544, and CVE-2014-0545.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 09:20 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw lets an attacker learn memory address information from affected Adobe Flash Player or AIR components. By itself, it is an ASLR bypass rather than a full compromise, but it can make other memory corruption attacks more reliable on systems still running these legacy products. Exposure is mainly legacy endpoints, browsers, packaged applications, or build environments that still include affected Flash Player or Adobe AIR versions. Modern environments are less likely exposed unless old plugins, runtimes, or SDKs remain installed. Treat this as a legacy technology cleanup and patch verification issue. Urgency rises where Flash or AIR remains exposed to untrusted content, because this weakness can improve exploit reliability when paired with another vulnerability. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Flash Player on Windows and OS X to Adobe's fixed 13.0.0.241 or 14.0.0.176 levels.; Upgrade Flash Player on Linux to 11.2.202.400 or later per Adobe guidance.; Upgrade Adobe AIR runtime and SDK components to the fixed 14.0.0.178 or 14.0.0.179 levels..

Prepared: Jun 14, 2026, 07:14 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Aug 12, 2014, 22:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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