CVE-2010-2867 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted Director movie exploiting heap memory corruption in Adobe Shockwave Player.
- 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-2010-2867?
CVE-2010-2867 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 26 Aug 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
DIRAPIX.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly handle a certain return value associated with the rcsL chunk in a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie, related to a "pointer offset vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2867?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Shockwave Player.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2867?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2867 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-2010-2867 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2867 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmjg-9xh9-64mx.