CVE-2010-3653 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted Director movie 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-2010-3653?
CVE-2010-3653 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 26 Oct 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
The Director module (dirapi.dll) in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.615 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a Director movie with a crafted rcsL chunk containing a field whose value is used as a pointer offset, as exploited in the wild in October 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3653?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Shockwave Player.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3653?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3653 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-2010-3653 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3653 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxv5-9hqx-8g9q.