CVE-2010-0987

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-05-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded fonts in a Shockwave file.

Affected products

Adobe Shockwave Player: before 11.5.7.609 — fixed in 11.5.7.609

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/38751
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-50/
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-12.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511265/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40093
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1128
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7052
http://secunia.com/advisories/38751
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-50/
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-12.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511265/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40093

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