CVE-2014-9163
Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 13 Apr 2022
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 10 Dec 2014
- Last changed
- 17 Nov 2025
- Assigned by
- adobe
- KEV added
- 13 Apr 2022
- KEV fix due
- 4 May 2022
- EPSS
- 44.88% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.798% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 10 Dec 2014 Published
- 13 Apr 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue