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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2010-2872

High
9.3/10

Summary

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.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published