CVE-2010-2878
DIRAPIX.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate a value...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2878- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2878- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2882 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2882- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3q2-gpvv-p2cf No score
DIRAPIX.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly validate a value...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j3q2-gpvv-p2cf- 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-2010-2878 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 5.65%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1024361
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-20.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/513298/100/0/threaded
dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-10-10
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11883
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2878
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3q2-gpvv-p2cf