CVE-2014-9163 | BDVDB-2026-66681 Detail

AdobeFlash Player

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-12-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2014-12-10
Last modified: 2025-11-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Adobe
Product: Flash Player

All Adobe vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

44.8%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 98.8.

KEV

Yes

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

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

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).