TI-2001-00164 Aliases CVE-2001-0166 GHSA-8768-4fq8-2xfv

Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin version 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause…

LOW 37Published 2001-05-07 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01704 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:shockwave_flash_plugin::::::::	up to 8.0	Vulnerable	Macromedia

cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:shockwave_flash_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0 Vulnerable ·Macromedia

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0166
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8768-4fq8-2xfv

References

Advisory 1

20001229 Shockwave Flash buffer overflow

TI-1999-01472 Macromedia Shockwave before 6.0 allows a malicious webmaster to read a user's mail box… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
TI-1999-01473 Auto-update feature of Macromedia Shockwave 7 transmits a user's password and hard disk information back to Macromedia. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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