CVE-2014-8439

CISA description

Adobe Flash Player has a vulnerability in the way it handles a dereferenced memory pointer which could lead to code execution.

Required action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Notes & references

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8439

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2014-8439
• CVE.org · CVE-2014-8439
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)