CVE-2010-2868 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.5.8.612, specifically within the IML32.dll component's handling of .dir files. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious .dir file, leading to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but no authentication, and could result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.5.7.609CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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