Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2010-2884
Published: January 5, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3487
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2884
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious SWF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf document, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
How to mitigate CVE-2010-2884
Update to version 10.1.85.3.