CVE-2016-7866

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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

Adobe Animate: through 15.2.1.95

References

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/
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

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