CVE-2010-1282 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Adobe Shockwave Player by crafting a malicious Director file.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-1282?
CVE-2010-1282 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted ATOM size in a .dir (aka Director) file.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Shockwave Player.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-1282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w78-hr8v-fm5g.