CVE-2010-4092 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted website exploiting a use-after-free flaw in Adobe Shockwave Player, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2010-4092?
CVE-2010-4092 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 5 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in an unspecified compatibility component in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.620 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, related to the Shockwave Settings window and an unloaded library. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4092?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Shockwave Player.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2010-4092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvf4-rrwx-mqc6.