CVE-2010-1280

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-05-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir (aka Director) file, related to (1) an erroneous dereference and (2) a certain Shock.dir 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0139.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38751
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-12.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511257/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1128
http://www.zeroscience.mk/codes/shockwave_mem.txt
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4937.php
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7184
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0139.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38751
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-12.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511257/100/0/threaded

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