Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2014-0497

Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity

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.

CheckOps priority index
8.9/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity8.8
Probability10.0
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 99.9% higher than 99.97% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 777 days 17 Sept 2024
CISA due date 08 Oct 2024 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)17 Sept 2024
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)17 Sept 2024
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %99.9%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Flash Player
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 99.9%

References

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  • CVE-2026-75650Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine Vulnerability
    5.9 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-48282Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability
    7.7 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2009-3459Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    8.5 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-34621Adobe Acrobat and Reader Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
    4.9 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities