Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2014-9163 is a high-severity Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (T1003.008); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2014-9163 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked under CWE-121, that affects Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 13.0.0.259, 14.x and 15.x prior to 15.0.0.246 on Windows and OS X, and prior to 11.2.202.425 on Linux. The flaw resides in the Flash Player component and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8, reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, required user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying specially crafted content that triggers the overflow, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the affected system. The vulnerability was observed being exploited in the wild in December 2014, with the attack path relying on local access and user interaction such as opening a malicious file or visiting a compromised page that invokes Flash.
Adobe addressed the flaw in security bulletin APSB14-27, which details the updated Flash Player releases that remediate the buffer overflow. The vulnerability is also catalogued in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, confirming active exploitation and underscoring the need for immediate application of the vendor patches on all supported platforms.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2014-8988
Vulnerability Data
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…
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December 2014.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 13 April 2022
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 2 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (higher-evidence rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
- V-248594 OL 8 must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution. blocks CWE-121
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
- V-271452 OL 9 must use a Linux Security Module configured to enforce limits on system services. blocks CWE-121