Privilege escalation vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR

CVE-2014-8442 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.252 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.223 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.418 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.356, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.356, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.356 allow attackers to complete a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity by leveraging incorrect permissions.

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