Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player

CVE-2010-1283

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 does not properly parse 3D objects in .dir (aka Director) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a modified field in a 0xFFFFFF49 record.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.063 (93.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2010-1283: held from 0.063 to 0.063.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.063 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1283?
CVE-2010-1283 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2010-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2010-1283?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.