CVE-2010-2873

Description

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate offset values in the rcsL RIFF chunks of (1) .DIR and (2) .DCR Director movies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.05% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024361 vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-20.html patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12042 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513307/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-162
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42682 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2176 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2873?
CVE-2010-2873 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2873?
To fix CVE-2010-2873, 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-2010-2873 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2873 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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