Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.2.12610 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.0.277.0; 10.0 to before 10.1.53.64 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 to before 8.2.3; 9.0 to before 9.3.3 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 – 11.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 sp3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.2.12610 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.277.0; 10.0 to before 10.1.53.64 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.2.3; 9.0 to before 9.3.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 – 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0503 Released 2010-06-30 · Red Hat rating Criticalacroread security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.3.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.3.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
- RHSA-2010:0470 Released 2010-06-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.277.0-1.el4.i386
- RHSA-2010:0464 Released 2010-06-11 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-10.1-2.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-10.1-2.el5.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470, RHSA-2010:0503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470, RHSA-2010:0503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0464, RHSA-2010:0503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470, RHSA-2010:0503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0464, RHSA-2010:0503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0470, RHSA-2010:0503 |
Timeline
- 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cv7g-qpjc-66p7
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 14
Other 15
- ADV-2010-1636
- http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspx
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
- ADV-2011-0192
- ADV-2010-1421
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- ADV-2010-1793
- ADV-2010-1432
- ADV-2010-1434
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
- ADV-2010-1482
- ADV-2010-1522
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7116
- 65141
- ADV-2010-1453
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- TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-1297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1297 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cv7g-qpjc-66p7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-1297 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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