CVE-2010-2868
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which...
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed file containing an invalid value, as demonstrated by a value at position 0x320D of a certain file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed file containing an invalid value, as demonstrated by a value at position 0x320D of a certain file.
- Record
CVE-2010-2868- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed file containing an invalid value, as demonstrated by a value at position 0x320D of a certain file.
- Record
CVE-2010-2868- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2872 No score
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed file containing an invalid value, as demonstrated by a value at position 0x320D of a certain file.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2872- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q52g-hj2m-whj8 No score
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which...
IML32.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed file containing an invalid value, as demonstrated by a value at position 0x320D of a certain file.
- Record
GHSA-q52g-hj2m-whj8- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2868 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Shockwave Player, published August 26, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.70%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1024361
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-20.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/513333/100/0/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11540
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2868
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q52g-hj2m-whj8