CVE-2010-0379

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Macromedia Flash ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player 6, as distributed in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that are not related to the use-after-free "Movie Unloading Vulnerability" (CVE-2010-0378). NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear whether this overlaps any other CVE item.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.15% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023435	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14146	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/27105	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979267.mspx	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0379?: CVE-2010-0379 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0379?: To fix CVE-2010-0379, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0379 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-0379 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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