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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2014-0515

Flash Player

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
94.5%
First observed
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Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2014-0515 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.279 and 11.8.x through 13.0.x before 13.0.0.206 on Windows and OS X, and before...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.279 and 11.8.x through 13.0.x before 13.0.0.206 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.356 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2014.

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Published
29 Apr 2014
Exploitation Reported
29 Apr 2014
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
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Tags

windows metasploit linux

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0515
  • openSUSE-SU-2014:0585 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00017...
  • openSUSE-SU-2014:0589 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00000...
  • GLSA-201405-04 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml
  • SUSE-SU-2014:0605 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00001...
  • RHSA-2014:0447 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0447.html
  • 67092 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67092
  • 1030155 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030155
  • helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-13.html helpx.adobe.com · CVE Record http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-13.html

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 29 Apr 2014

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2014-04-29 10:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/adobe_flash_pixel_bender_bof.rb 28 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

10.0 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

94.5%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-119

Potential Proof of Concepts

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adobe_flash_pixel_bender_bof

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2014-0515

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  2. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 10:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 10:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.94487,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
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