CVE-2014-9163

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 10, 2014 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFlash Player· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 45%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score44.9%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 44.9% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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

Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Apr 13, 2022
Remediation Due
May 4, 2022
1637 days overdue

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

11.0 ≤ v < 11.2.202.42513.0 ≤ v < 13.0.0.25914.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.17915.0 ≤ v < 15.0.0.246
Affected range stops below 11.2.202.425, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.0.0.259, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.0.0.246, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Issue Tracking
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-9163

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-121

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