Is CVE-2014-9163 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2014-9163 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-04-13.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9163?

CVE-2014-9163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9163?

CVE-2014-9163 has an EPSS score of 20.36% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9163?

Upgrade Clean Flash Player 34.0.0.330 Installer to 15.0.0.246 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9163

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 97th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

Clean Flash Player 34.0.0.330 InstallerWindows application

Affected:15.0 15.0.0.246Fixed in:15.0.0.246

Affected:11.0 11.2.202.425Fixed in:11.2.202.425

Affected:13.0 13.0.0.259Fixed in:13.0.0.259

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

20.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

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

Remediation due: 2022-05-04

References

Vendor Advisory1

helpx.adobe.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2009-0927	High	8.8	97%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-10924	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-20705	Critical	10.0	80%	-	-

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