Memory corruption in Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2010-2176
Published: January 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3104
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2176
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Adobe Flash Player
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2010-2176
Install the latest version from vendor's website. The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions:
- Flash Player 10.1.53.64
- AIR 2.0.2.12610
- Flash Professional CS5 10.1.53.64
- Flash CS4 Professional and Flex 4 10.1.53.64
- Flash CS3 Professional and Flex 3 9.0.277.0