CVE-2010-2873 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted Director movies due to improper validation of RIFF chunk offsets.
- 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-2010-2873?
CVE-2010-2873 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
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate offset values in the rcsL RIFF chunks of (1) .DIR and (2) .DCR Director movies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Shockwave Player.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2873 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-2010-2873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9wv-xg3r-33r2.