CVE-2010-1297: Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name: Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Product: Flash Player
Added to the catalog: 2022-06-08
Due date for US federal agencies: 2022-06-22
Weaknesses: CWE-787
Catalog version: 2026.10.30

Adobe Flash Player contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

Required action (CISA)

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1297

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NVD analysis

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2010-06-08T18:30:10.007
Last modified: 2026-06-16T23:18:02.793
Weaknesses: CWE-787

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.

Metric	Score	Severity	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	[email protected] (Primary)
CVSS 3.1	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
CVSS 2.0	9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	[email protected] (Primary)

References

http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited-0-day-for-adobe-reader-and-adobe-flash/ (Exploit)
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspx (Broken Link)
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751 (Broken Link)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40026 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40034 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40144 (Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40545 (Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43026 (Broken Link)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml (Third Party Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024057 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024058 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024085 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024086 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (Broken Link)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html (Not Applicable)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html (Not Applicable)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13787 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/486225 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.osvdb.org/65141 (Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0464.html (Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0470.html (Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40586 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40759 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2010/TLSA-2010-19j.txt (Broken Link)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159A.html (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-162A.html (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1348 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1349 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1421 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1432 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1434 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1453 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1482 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1522 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192 (Broken Link)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59137 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7116 (Broken Link)
http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited-0-day-for-adobe-reader-and-adobe-flash/ (Exploit)
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspx (Broken Link)
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751 (Broken Link)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40026 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40034 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40144 (Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40545 (Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43026 (Broken Link)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml (Third Party Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024057 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024058 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024085 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024086 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (Broken Link)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html (Not Applicable)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html (Not Applicable)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13787 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/486225 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.osvdb.org/65141 (Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0464.html (Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0470.html (Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40586 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40759 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2010/TLSA-2010-19j.txt (Broken Link)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159A.html (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-162A.html (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1348 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1349 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1421 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1432 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1434 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1453 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1482 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1522 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793 (Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192 (Broken Link)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59137 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7116 (Broken Link)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-1297 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner: adobe
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2010-06-08T18:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:52.284Z
Problem types: n/a

References

ADV-2010-1636
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspx
ADV-2010-1349
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
ADV-2011-0192
ADV-2010-1421
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
40545
http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited-0-day-for-adobe-reader-and-adobe-flash/
RHSA-2010:0464
ADV-2010-1793
43026
ADV-2010-1432
GLSA-201101-09
TA10-162A
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
VU#486225
APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1
40759
1024085
SUSE-SR:2010:013
1024057
1024086
40034
ADV-2010-1434
40586
TLSA-2010-19
SSRT100179
SUSE-SA:2010:024
1024058
ADV-2010-1348
13787
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
TA10-159A
40144
RHSA-2010:0470
ADV-2010-1482
40026
adobe-authplay-code-execution(59137)
HPSBMA02547
ADV-2010-1522
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7116
65141
ADV-2010-1453

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Harden: Variable Initialization (acts on Subroutine)
Harden: Trusted Library (acts on Subroutine)
Harden: Software Update (acts on Software)
Model: Asset Vulnerability Enumeration (acts on Software)
Model: Software Inventory (acts on Software)
Harden: Domain Logic Validation (acts on Subroutine)
Harden: Credential Scrubbing (acts on Subroutine)
Isolate: Application-based Process Isolation (acts on Subroutine)
Restore: Restore Software (acts on Software)

D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.

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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2010-1297: Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-7cfc951ebdd3, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2010-1297 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-16T23:18:02.793.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-22T00:05:52.284Z.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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