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CVE-2010-1297 kev in the critical feed json

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…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1326

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-06-08
epss
82.5%
EPSS 82.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
6
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  • adobe air 2.0.2.12610
  • adobe flash_player 9.0.277.0, 10.1.53.64
  • adobe acrobat 8.2.3, 9.3.3
  • flash-plugin RHEL 3 EXTRAS 9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss
  • flash-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.0.277.0-1.el4
  • flash-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 10.1-2.el5
  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3.3-2.el4
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3.3-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3.3-2.el4
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3.3-1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0470RHSA-2010:0464RHSA-2010:0503

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1297 updated cvss 6.8

flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution by opening a specially-crafted PDF file with malicious SWF content (APSA10-01)

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4, flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4, flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0470
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3.3-1.el5, flash-plugin 10.1-2.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0503
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4, flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0470
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3.3-1.el5, flash-plugin 10.1-2.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0503
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4, flash-plugin 9.0.277.0-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0470

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_newfunction)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4y ago
Patch by
2022-06-22 (4y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Vendor, product
Adobe, Flash Player
CISA name
Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1189 Drive-by Compromise exploitation
  • T1204.002 Malicious File exploitation
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer primary impact

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

82.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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