CVE-2014-0501

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.0.9.149 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0500.

Published: 2014-02-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0501 is rated High Risk (72.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.48%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0501

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-07-23 25.58% 24.48% -1.11%
2 2025-03-30 30.53% 25.58% -4.95%
3 2025-03-29 30.53%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0501

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0501

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0501

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe shockwave_player <= 12.0.7.148 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.0.456 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.0.456:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.3.471 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.3.471:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.0.595 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.0.595:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.0.596 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.0.596:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.1.601 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.1.601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.2.602 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.2.602:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.6.606 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.6.606:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.7.609 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.7.609:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.8.612 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.8.612:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.9.615 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.9.615:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.9.620 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.9.620:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.10.620 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.10.620:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.0.626 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.0.626:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.1.629 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.1.629:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.3.633 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.3.633:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.4.634 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.4.634:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.5.635 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.5.635:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.6.636 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.6.636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.7.637 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.7.637:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.8.638 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.8.638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 12.0.0.112 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:12.0.0.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 12.0.2.122 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:12.0.2.122:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 12.0.3.133 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:12.0.3.133:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 12.0.4.144 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:12.0.4.144:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 12.0.6.147 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:12.0.6.147:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0501

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