Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-2866. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer signedness error in the DIRAPI module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a count value associated with an "undocumented structure" and the tSAC chunk in a Director movie.

The weakness was published 08/26/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2866 since 07/27/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48436 (Shockwave Player < 11.5.8.612), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118432 (Adobe Shockwave Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB10-20)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11267.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (15076), Tenable (48436), SecurityTracker (ID 1024361†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26929†). Similar entries are available at VDB-54616, VDB-54545, VDB-54544 and VDB-54543. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 48436
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.5.8.612
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OpenVAS ID: 902237
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities Aug-10
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196
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07/27/2010 🔍
08/24/2010 +28 days 🔍
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08/30/2010 +4 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1662 days 🔍
12/30/2025 +3939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54530

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SecurityFocus: 42664
Secunia: 41065
SecurityTracker: 1024361 - Adobe Shockwave Player Has Multiple Flaws That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 26929 - [APSB10-20] Adobe Shockwave Player Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability due to Integer Signedness Error, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2176

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 12/30/2025 07:21
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (64), 03/03/2017 08:20 (13), 09/24/2021 02:37 (4), 12/30/2025 07:21 (19)
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