CVE-2010-3976 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows. This flaw allows local users, and potentially remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code through DLL hijacking by placing a malicious dwmapi.dll in the same directory as a Flash Player processed file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.277.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.18d60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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