CRITICAL
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability
Published Dec 15, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 15.78%
Description
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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 | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.78% 0.15785
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15785
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.78% (0.15785) | 96.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.78% (0.15785) | 96.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 64.39% (0.64391) | 98.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 66.81% (0.66805) | 98.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 21.71% (0.21712) | 95.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 17.11% (0.17106) | 94.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.80% (0.18798) | 94.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.17% (0.43169) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.53% (0.19529) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.66% (0.04661) | 92.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 38.85% (0.38854) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 43.94% (0.43944) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 58.33% (0.58326) | 97.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 55.40% (0.55395) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 57.09% (0.57086) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 50.81% (0.50807) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 47.97% (0.47966) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 51.73% (0.51732) | 97.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 52.56% (0.52560) | 97.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 49.63% (0.49635) | 97.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 52.62% (0.52624) | 97.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2023 | 48.84% (0.48837) | 96.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 49.30% (0.49295) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 41.58% (0.41581) | 98.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 41.58% (0.41581) | 97.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ADOBE-ANIMATE-MEMORY-CORRUPTION-VULNERABILITY.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140164/Adobe-Animate-15.2.1.95-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/45 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539923/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94872 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb16-38.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40915/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ADOBE-ANIMATE-MEMORY-CORRUPTION-VULNERABILITY.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140164/Adobe-Animate-15.2.1.95-Buffer-Overflow.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/45 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539923/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb16-38.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40915/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Dec 15, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7866
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a