CVE-2002-0846

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The decoder for Macromedia Shockwave Flash allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SWF header that contains more data than the specified length.

Affected products

Macromedia Shockwave Flash: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103072708329280&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9798.php
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=23293
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-026.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-027.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5430
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103072708329280&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9798.php
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=23293
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-026.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-027.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5430

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