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Adobe, Opensuse, Suse · Acrobat, Air, Flash Player +2 more

CVE-2010-1297

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Recommended action

Validate affected assets and exposure now, then remediate on an accelerated schedule. Apple Security patch HT4435

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CVSS7.8
EPSS82.4%
KEVYes
ExploitationConfirmed exploitation
RemediationExplicit patch identified ↓

Assessment

Why it matters

CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 82.4%; technical severity is CVSS 7.8.

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.

Who should care

  • Teams operating Acrobat, Air, Flash Player +2 more
  • Vulnerability and exposure management teams
  • Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity

Response plan

What I would do

  1. Confirm whether Acrobat, Air, Flash Player +2 more is present in the environment.
  2. Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
  3. Apple Security patch HT4435
  4. Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
  5. Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.

Treatment intelligence

Remediation intelligence

Not yet verified

Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.

Verification noteAutomated link verification has not completed for this guidance yet.

Patch

Advisory

Required Action

Technical details

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-787
Affected versions
Adobe Acrobat (Start Including 8.0, End Excluding 8.2.3 | Start Including 9.0, End Excluding 9.3.3); Adobe Air (End Excluding 2.0.2.12610); Adobe Flash Player (End Excluding 9.0.277.0 | Start Including 10.0, End Excluding 10.1.53.64); Opensuse Opensuse (Start Including 11.0, End Including 11.2); Suse Linux Enterprise (Version 10.0 | Version 11.0 | Version 11.0)
Fixed versions
Adobe Acrobat (Fixed from 8.2.3, 9.3.3); Adobe Air (Fixed from 2.0.2.12610); Adobe Flash Player (Fixed from 9.0.277.0, 10.1.53.64)
Published
8 June 2010
Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required

Signal timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Latest EPSS score: 82.4%
  4. Signal calculated at 81

External references

Live public intelligence This assessment combines public-source evidence. Validate the affected product, version and exposure against your own environment before making a risk decision.