Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE-2014-9163
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:20.36%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-121 ↗CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2014-12-01T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2014-12-10T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2014-12-09 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-17T20:12:40 |
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