Information disclosure in Adobe Flash Player for Linux and Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2014-9162
Published: January 23, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5228
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9162
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can read important data on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can read important data on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Adobe Flash Player
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9162
Install update from vendor's website.