CVE-2010-2879
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player...
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) element count or (2) element size value in a file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) element count or (2) element size value in a file.
- Record
CVE-2010-2879- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) element count or (2) element size value in a file.
- Record
CVE-2010-2879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2883 No score
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) element count or (2) element size value in a file.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2883- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3h2-w8h6-2j5q No score
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player...
Multiple integer overflows in the allocator in the TextXtra.x32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) element count or (2) element size value in a file.
- Record
GHSA-m3h2-w8h6-2j5q- 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-2010-2879 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 4.83%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1024361
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-20.html
dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-10-12
securityfocus.com/archive/1/513300/100/0/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11998
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2879
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m3h2-w8h6-2j5q