CVE-2010-2189 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player when used with VMWare Tools.

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-2010-2189?

CVE-2010-2189 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 15 Jun 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 Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, when used in conjunction with VMWare Tools on a VMWare platform, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2189?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Macromedia Flash Player.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-2189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Air vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mr2-j3m3-44r4.

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