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CVE-2014-9163

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2014-12-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — Adobe Flash Player

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute code remotely.

Added to KEV: 2022-04-13
Remediation due: 2022-05-04
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9163

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2014-12-10
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-121

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.259 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.246 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2014.

Affected configurations

• adobe flash player (>= 13.0 < 13.0.0.259) • adobe flash player (>= 14.0 <= 14.0.0.179) • adobe flash player (>= 15.0 < 15.0.0.246) • adobe flash player (>= 11.0 < 11.2.202.425)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow weakness

References