CVE-2014-0515

Exp

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.

Published: 2014-04-29 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0515 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.49%, 100th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-0515

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
33333 exploit_db edb 2014-05-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0515

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 2026-06-15 92.85% 94.49% +1.63%
2 2026-05-24 92.65% 92.85% +0.20%
3 2026-04-01 — 92.65% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0515

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-2014-0515

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0515

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-0515: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-04), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0515
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0515
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0515 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 12 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 9, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0515

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-0515

Impact: Per: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-13.html "Affected software versions Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 and earlier versions for Windows Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.201 and earlier versions for Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.350 and earlier versions for Linux"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0515

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player >= 11.0, < 11.2.202.346 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.0, < 11.7.700.279 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.8, < 13.0.0.206 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0515

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