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CVE-2010-1297

97
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1297 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, and Adobe Reader/Acrobat on Windows and Mac OS X. Specifically, it involves the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted SWF content. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file). This CVE is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in the KEV catalog and multiple Metasploit and ExploitDB modules. Community discussion indicates awareness of this flaw, highlighting its significance despite limited media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.0.2.12610CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.0.277.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.0, < 10.1.53.64CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, < 8.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, < 9.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
82.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jun 8, 2022
Metasploit: Adobe Flash Player "newfunction" Invalid Pointer Use · Jun 4, 2010
ExploitDB: EDB-16687 · Sep 25, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8236 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:9.0.277.0-1.el3.with.oss
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:9.0.277.0-1.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: acroread-0:9.3.3-2.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:10.1-2.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: acroread-0:9.3.3-1.el5
View patch
adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1297Critical

flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution by opening a specially-crafted PDF file with malicious SWF content (APSA10-01)

Jun 4, 2010

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
blog.zynamics.com / 2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited-0-day-for-adobe-reader-and-adobe-flash
Exploit
community.websense.com / blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspx
Broken Link
itrc.hp.com / service/cki/docDisplay.do
Broken Link
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40026
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40034
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40144
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/40545
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/43026
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/59137
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7116
Broken Link
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
Broken Link
adobe.com / support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
Vendor Advisory
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
Not Applicable
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
Not Applicable
exploit-db.com / exploits/13787
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/486225
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
osvdb.org / 65141
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0464.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0470.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/40586
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/40759
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
turbolinux.co.jp / security/2010/TLSA-2010-19j.txt
Broken Link
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-159A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-162A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1348
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1349
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1421
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1432
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1434
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1453
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1482
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1522
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1636
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1793
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0192
Broken Link