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Flash PlayerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2010-2164

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-06-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.5.3.9130 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to an unspecified "image type within a certain function."

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-399

A legacy NVD category grouping weaknesses in how resources — memory, file handles, connections — are allocated, used, and released. It gathers leaks, exhaustion, and lifecycle bugs under one label rather than naming a single flaw. The fix depends on the specific resource issue, generally pairing acquisition with release and bounding what any request can consume.

General guidance for the resource management errors class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:= 9.0.16= 9.0.20= 9.0.20.0= 9.0.28= 9.0.28.0= 9.0.31= 9.0.31.0= 9.0.45.0= 9.0.47.0= 9.0.48.0= 9.0.115.0= 9.0.124.0
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:= 5.0= 5.0.30.0= 5.0.41.0= 5.0.42.0= 5.0.58.0
AirApplication
Affected:<= 1.5.3.9130= 1.0= 1.1= 1.5= 1.5.1= 1.5.2= 1.5.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.5.3.9130
Vendor patch www.adobe.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 9.0.277.0+ or 10.1.53.64+; Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610+

  1. Identify the currently installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'About Flash Player' in the right-click menu or checking the version through the Adobe version checker
  2. Identify the currently installed Adobe AIR version from the Windows Control Panel or Mac Applications folder
  3. For Flash Player 9.x users: Upgrade to Flash Player 9.0.277.0 or later
  4. For Flash Player 10.x users: Upgrade to Flash Player 10.1.53.64 or later
  5. For Adobe AIR users: Upgrade to Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610 or later
  6. Download updates from the official Adobe Flash Player download page (https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/) or Adobe AIR download page (https://get.adobe.com/air/)
  7. Install the updated version and restart any affected browsers
  8. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed versions specified
Caveat Upgrading from Flash Player 5.x to 10.x may introduce compatibility issues with legacy ActionScript or deprecated Flash content; ensure critical internal applications are tested before deployment

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