# CVE-2016-0951: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop and Bridge.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3j54-7r73-qgxr

## What is CVE-2016-0951?

CVE-2016-0951 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Cc, published on 10 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 before 15.2.4, Photoshop CC 2015 before 16.1.2, and Bridge CC before 6.2 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0952 and CVE-2016-0953.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0951?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Adobe Bridge Cc, Adobe Photoshop Cc.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0951 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-0951 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Photoshop CC / Bridge CC - '.png' Parsing Memory Corruption (1) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop Cc

- [CVE-2019-7130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7130/): Memory corruption in Adobe Bridge CC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-0952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0952/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-0953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0953/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7132/): Memory corruption in Adobe Bridge CC (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-8239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8239/): Memory corruption in Adobe Bridge CC (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0951 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0951 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Cc, published on 10 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-0951 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Photoshop Cc. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0951/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0951/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0951
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0951
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0951

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