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CVE-2014-9163

Published: Dec 10, 2014 | Modified: Nov 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9163
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Flash_playerAdobe13.0 (including)13.0.0.259 (excluding)
Flash_playerAdobe14.0 (including)14.0.0.179 (including)
Flash_playerAdobe15.0 (including)15.0.0.246 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryRedHatflash-plugin-0:11.2.202.425-1.el5*
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatflash-plugin-0:11.2.202.425-1.el6*
Adobe-flashpluginUbuntulucid*
Adobe-flashpluginUbuntuprecise*
Adobe-flashpluginUbuntutrusty*
Adobe-flashpluginUbuntuupstream*
Adobe-flashpluginUbuntuutopic*
Flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntudevel*
Flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntulucid*
Flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntuprecise*
Flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntutrusty*
Flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntuupstream*
Flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntuutopic*

References

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