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CVE-2010-2879

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2879 describes multiple integer overflows within the TextXtra.x32 module of Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.5.8.612. This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger heap memory corruption, leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0481 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

dvlabs.tippingpoint.com / advisory/TPTI-10-12
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11998
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-20.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/513300/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2176