CVE-2010-3636 Security feature bypass in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass cross-domain policy restrictions in Adobe Flash Player by exploiting improper encoding handling during policy file parsing.

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

What is CVE-2010-3636?

CVE-2010-3636 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 7 Nov 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 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, and 10.1.95.1 on Android, does not properly handle unspecified encodings during the parsing of a cross-domain policy file, which allows remote web servers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3636?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Flash Player.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3636?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-3636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r3hm-9frm-fwcf.

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