# CVE-2010-4195: Code injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious input 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:** 10 Feb 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wqhw-ww86-mf7g

## What is CVE-2010-4195?

CVE-2010-4195 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 10 Feb 2011. 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 TextXtra module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.620 does not properly validate unspecified input data, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4195?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Shockwave Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-4195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4195 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-2010-4195 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4195 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, published on 10 Feb 2011. 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-2010-4195 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-2010-4195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4195
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4195
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.