CVE-2007-0071

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file with a negative Scene Count value, which passes a signed comparison, is used as an offset of a NULL pointer, and triggers a buffer overflow.

Published: 2008-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-0071 is rated High Risk (75.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.67%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0071

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 2026-03-05 81.29% 84.67% +3.38%
2 2026-02-28 84.05% 81.29% -2.76%
3 2026-02-11 — 84.05% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0071

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0071

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-0071

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-0071: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-21), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-0071
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0071
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0071/
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-0071 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (flashplugin-nonfree), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0071

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0071

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player >= 8.0, <= 8.0.39.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 9.0, <= 9.0.115.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0071

URL Tags
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/05/potential_flash_player_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://documents.iss.net/whitepapers/IBM_X-Force_WP_final.pdf Broken Link
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4465 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29763 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29865 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30404 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30507 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238305-1 Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-21.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/threats/289.html Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159523 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395473 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.matasano.com/log/1032/this-new-vulnerability-dowds-inhuman-flash-exploit/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/44282 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0221.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28695 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29386 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019811 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020114 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-100A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-149A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1662/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1724/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-032/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37277 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10379 Third Party Advisory
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