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CVE-2010-3654

CriticalExploitedPublic exploit

acroread/flash-plugin: critical vulnerablility (APSA10-05, APSB10-26)

Published Oct 28, 2010 · Updated Aug 7, 2024

Key Facts

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  • CVE-2010-3654 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.3 v2) affecting Acrobat (Adobe), Acrobat Reader (Adobe), Flash Player (Adobe) and 2 more products.
  • It is exploited in the wild, listed in Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV since Oct 29, 2010. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including acroread 0:9.4.1-1.el4, acroread 0:9.4.1-1.el5, acroread 0:9.4.1-1.el6.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CVSS v2

9.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

70%

Higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

Yes

2 catalog listings

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.1.95.1 on Android, and authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle or libauthplay.so.0.0.0) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in October 2010.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

CatalogAddedRemediation dueRansomware use
Industry KEV feedOct 29, 2010n/aNot reported
CIRCL KEVOct 29, 2010n/aNot reported

Required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Products

95 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
AcrobatAdobe9.0, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1n/a
Acrobat ReaderAdobe9.0, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1n/a
Flash PlayerAdobe10.0.0.584, 10.0.12.10, 10.0.12.36, 10.0.15.3, 10.0.22.87, 10.0.32.18, 10.0.42.34, 10.0.45.210.1.85.3
acroreadredhatSee advisory0:9.4.1-1.el4
flash-pluginredhatSee advisory0:9.0.289.0-1.el4

Patched Releases

acroread

0:9.4.1-1.el4, 0:9.4.1-1.el5, 0:9.4.1-1.el6

Flash Player

10.1.85.3

flash-plugin

0:10.1.102.64-1.el5, 0:10.1.102.64-1.el6, 0:9.0.289.0-1.el4

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Oct 28, 2010

  2. Added to Industry KEV feed

    Oct 29, 2010

  3. Added to CIRCL KEV

    Oct 29, 2010

  4. Last updated

    Aug 7, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

15 more references in the full CVE brief

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