CVE-2010-2188: Buffer Overflow

Published Jun 15, 2010
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Updated

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by calling the ActionScript native object 2200 connect method multiple times with different arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2160, CVE-2010-2165, CVE-2010-2166, CVE-2010-2171, CVE-2010-2175, CVE-2010-2176, CVE-2010-2177, CVE-2010-2178, CVE-2010-2180, CVE-2010-2182, CVE-2010-2184, and CVE-2010-2187.

Affected Software

67 affected components
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.16
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.20
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.20.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.28
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.28.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.31
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.31.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.45.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.47.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.48.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.115.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.124.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.125.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.151.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.152.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.159.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.246.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.260.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.262.0
Adobe Flash Player<=10.0.45.2
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.0.584
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.12.10
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.12.36
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.15.3
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.22.87
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.32.18
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.42.34
Adobe Flash Player=6.0.79
Adobe Flash Player=7.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.1
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.14.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.19.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.24.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.25
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.53.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.60.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.61.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.63
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.66.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.67.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.68.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.69.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.70.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.73.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.1
Adobe Flash Player=7.1.1
Adobe Flash Player=7.2
Adobe Flash Player=8.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.22.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.24.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.33.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.34.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.35.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.39.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.42.0
Macromedia Flash Player=5.0
Macromedia Flash Player=5.0.30.0
Macromedia Flash Player=5.0.41.0
Macromedia Flash Player=5.0.42.0
Macromedia Flash Player=5.0.58.0
Adobe AIR<=1.5.3.9130
Adobe AIR=1.0
Adobe AIR=1.1
Adobe AIR=1.5
Adobe AIR=1.5.1
Adobe AIR=1.5.2
Adobe AIR=1.5.3

Event History

Jun 15, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:48 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2188?

CVE-2010-2188 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and allow arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-2188?

To fix CVE-2010-2188, users should upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 10.1.53.64 or later, or Adobe AIR version 2.0.2.12610 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2010-2188?

CVE-2010-2188 affects Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, as well as Adobe AIR before version 2.0.2.12610.

4

Can CVE-2010-2188 lead to data loss?

Yes, exploitation of CVE-2010-2188 can potentially lead to memory corruption which may cause data loss.

5

Is it safe to use older versions of Adobe Flash Player with CVE-2010-2188?

Using older versions of Adobe Flash Player with CVE-2010-2188 is not safe as they are vulnerable to denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

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