CVE-2010-1297

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption

7.8 HIGHActively exploited (CISA KEV)Public exploitEPSS 82.5%

Published8 Jun 2010
Added to CISA KEV8 Jun 2022
Remediation due22 Jun 2022

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat≥ 8.0 < 8.2.3 · ≥ 9.0 < 9.3.3

Adobe Air< 2.0.2.12610

Adobe Flash Player≥ 10.0 < 10.1.53.64 · < 9.0.277.0

Opensuse≥ 11.0 ≤ 11.2

Suse Linux Enterprise10.0 · 11.0

Remediation

Fixed in

Adobe Acrobat≥ 8.2.3

Adobe Air≥ 2.0.2.12610

Adobe Flash Player≥ 10.1.53.64

Patch & vendor advisories

References

http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited-0-day-for-adobe-reader-and-adobe-flash/Exploit
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspxBroken Link
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40026Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40034Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40144Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40545Broken Link

and 34 more references

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2010-1297 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-1297 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 8 Jun 2022.

How severe is CVE-2010-1297?

CVE-2010-1297 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated high. EPSS estimates a 82.5% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2010-1297?

Affected products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1297?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Adobe Acrobat 8.2.3, Adobe Air 2.0.2.12610, Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.