#VU3107 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR - CVE-2010-2179

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#VU3107 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR - CVE-2010-2179

Published: January 3, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3107
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2179
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XSS attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper URL parsing. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary HTML and scrip code in victim's browser in context of arbitrary website.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in successful cross-site scripting attack against any website with .swf file.

The vulnerability can be exploited against Firefox and Chrome browsers only.


Remediation

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

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