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9.3

Adobe Shockwave Player can crash or be hijacked

CVE-2010-2878 · published 16 years ago
Summary

The Shockwave Player (versions before 11.5.8.612) fails to check a value when playing certain Director movies, which can corrupt memory. An attacker could craft a malicious movie that either makes the player stop working or runs code on the user’s computer. Update the player to the latest version or remove it if it is not needed.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
adobe shockwave_player <= 11.5.7.609
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
8.0
8.0.196
8.0.196a
8.0.204
8.0.205
28 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
DIRAPIX.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate a value associated with a buffer seek for a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser...
DIRAPIX.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate a value associated with a buffer seek for a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
9.3 Critical
Exploitation
6% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
Timeline
Published26 Aug 2010
Updated22 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2010-2878 · NVD
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