Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player

CVE-2010-0378

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 6.0.79, as distributed in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by unloading a Flash object that is currently being accessed by a script, leading to memory corruption, aka a "Movie Unloading Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.062 (92.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CERT-VN, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0378?
CVE-2010-0378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2010-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2010-0378?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.