CVE-2016-7866 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2016-12-15

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 64.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.64391.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ADOBE-ANIMATE-MEMORY-CORRUPTION-VULNERABILITY.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140164/Adobe-Animate-15.2.1.95-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/45
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539923/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94872
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb16-38.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40915/

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Animate

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2016-12-15T06:31:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:20.210Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7866

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-15T06:59:29.987

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7866

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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