Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0515)

Publish date: August 12, 2015

Severity: CRITICAL

CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-0515

Advisory Date: APR 28, 2014

DESCRIPTION

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.

TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.

SOLUTION

PATCH: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-13.html

Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1006031

Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1006031 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0515)

AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

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 for Linux
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 and earlier for Chrome
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 and earlier in Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8.0
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.82 and earlier in Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1

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