CVE-2010-2878

Description

DIRAPIX.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate a value associated with a buffer seek for a Director movie, 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 13.67% 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
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513298/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-10-10
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11883 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2176 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2878?
CVE-2010-2878 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2878?
To fix CVE-2010-2878, 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-2010-2878 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2878 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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