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CVE-2010-1297

Flash Player Denial of Service

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
82.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2010-1297 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player and 3 other products. Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player Denial of Service

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.

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Published
08 Jun 2010
Exploitation Reported
08 Jun 2022
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

windows cisa metasploit macos

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1297
  • RHSA-2010:0464 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0464.html
  • GLSA-201101-09 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
  • APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 lists.apple.com · Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000....
  • SUSE-SR:2010:013 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001...
  • TLSA-2010-19 turbolinux.co.jp · Vendor Advisory http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2010/TLSA-2010-19j.txt
  • SSRT100179 itrc.hp.com · Vendor Advisory http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751
  • SUSE-SA:2010:024 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000...
  • RHSA-2010:0470 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0470.html
  • 40545 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40545
  • 43026 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
  • TA10-162A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-162A.html
  • VU#486225 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/486225
  • 40034 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40034
  • TA10-159A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159A.html
  • 40144 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40144
  • 40026 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40026
  • 13787 exploit-db.com · Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13787
  • ADV-2010-1636 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636
  • ADV-2010-1349 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1349
  • ADV-2011-0192 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
  • ADV-2010-1421 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1421
  • ADV-2010-1793 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793
  • ADV-2010-1432 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1432
  • 40759 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40759
  • 1024085 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://securitytracker.com/id?1024085
  • 1024057 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://securitytracker.com/id?1024057
  • 1024086 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://securitytracker.com/id?1024086
  • ADV-2010-1434 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1434
  • 40586 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40586
  • 1024058 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://securitytracker.com/id?1024058
  • ADV-2010-1348 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1348
  • ADV-2010-1482 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1482
  • adobe-authplay-code-execution(59137) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59137
  • ADV-2010-1522 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1522
  • oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7116 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
  • 65141 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://www.osvdb.org/65141
  • ADV-2010-1453 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1453
  • community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having... community.websense.com · CVE Record http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/h...
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
  • support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 support.apple.com · CVE Record http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
  • blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited... blog.zynamics.com · CVE Record http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited...
  • adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 08 Jun 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_flashplayer_newfunction.rb 29 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

82.4%

Weaknesses

Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

adobe_flashplayer_newfunction

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2010-1297

adobe_flashplayer_newfunction

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2010-1297

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  2. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2010-1297",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.82365,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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