# CVE-2010-2874: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Adobe Shockwave Player, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 7 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v36f-7mqc-rg36

## What is CVE-2010-2874?

CVE-2010-2874 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 7 Sep 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

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption.  NOTE: due to conflicting information and use of the same CVE identifier by the vendor, ZDI, and TippingPoint, it is not clear whether this issue is related to use of an uninitialized pointer, an incorrect pointer offset calculation, or both.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2874?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Shockwave Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-2874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2010-2874 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2874 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 7 Sep 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2010-2874/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2874/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2874
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2874
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2874

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2874/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.