# CVE-2010-1280: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted Director files in Adobe Shockwave Player.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wr8x-hwcx-gq4p

## What is CVE-2010-1280?

CVE-2010-1280 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 13 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir (aka Director) file, related to (1) an erroneous dereference and (2) a certain Shock.dir file.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1280?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Shockwave Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1280 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1280 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.6.606 - 'DIR' Multiple Memory Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player

- [CVE-2015-7649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7649/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-6680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6680/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-6681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6681/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-5120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5120/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-5121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5121/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1280 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 13 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1280 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Shockwave Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1280

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