CVE-2010-2872
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami...
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami RIFF chunk in a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami RIFF chunk in a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
- Record
CVE-2010-2872- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami RIFF chunk in a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
- Record
CVE-2010-2872- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2876 No score
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami RIFF chunk in a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2876- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cpw-8m4m-xr55 No score
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami...
Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate an offset value in the pami RIFF chunk in a Director movie, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.
- Record
GHSA-2cpw-8m4m-xr55- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2010-2872 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 6.08%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1024361
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-20.html
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-161
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11889
securityfocus.com/archive/1/513306/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2872
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2cpw-8m4m-xr55