CVE-2002-0846

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.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0846 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.18%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0846

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.48% 3.18% -0.29%
2 2026-02-12 7.25% 3.48% -3.78%
3 2025-07-26 — 7.25% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0846

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0846

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0846

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0846

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0846

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
macromedia shockwave_flash — cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:shockwave_flash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0846

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