HTTP: Adobe Flash Player CVE-2014-8443 Memory Corruption

This signature detects an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability against Adobe Flash Player while processing a carefully crafted HTML document. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.259 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.235 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

References

BugTraq: 71585

CVE: CVE-2014-8443

Short Name
HTTP:STC:ADOBE:CVE-2014-8443-MC
Severity
Critical
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Adobe CVE-2014-8443 Corruption Flash Memory Player bid:71585
Release Date
12/15/2014
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

10.0

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