Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9163)
Severity: high · Patch status: unpatched · Since 2022-04-13 · CVE-2014-9163
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute code remotely. CISA added CVE-2014-9163 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 13, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 4, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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