CVE-2010-1280 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 16.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir (aka Director) file, related to (1) an erroneous dereference and (2) a certain Shock.dir file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.64% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | shockwave player |
| apple | macos |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.6.606 - 'DIR' Multiple Memory Vulnerabilities | 2010-05-12 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0139.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38751
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-12.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511257/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1128
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/codes/shockwave_mem.txt
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4937.php
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7184
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0139.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38751
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-12.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511257/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1128
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/codes/shockwave_mem.txt
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4937.php
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7184
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