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CVE-2001-0166

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

7.6 High

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed tag length specifiers in a SWF file.

Exploit likelihood

1.70%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.6

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed tag length specifiers in a SWF file.

Record
CVE-2001-0166
CVSS 2.0
7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed tag length specifiers in a SWF file.

Record
CVE-2001-0166
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0166 No score

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed tag length specifiers in a SWF file.

Record
EUVD-2001-0166
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8768-4fq8-2xfv No score

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed tag length specifiers in a SWF file.

Record
GHSA-8768-4fq8-2xfv
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0166 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Macromedia Shockwave Flash Plugin, published March 26, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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