CVE-2010-2218
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 · uneditedAdobe Flash Media Server (FMS) before 3.0.6, and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to a "JS method issue."
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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Flash Media Server versions prior to 3.0.6 and 3.5.x prior to 3.5.4 contain a denial of service vulnerability related to a JavaScript method issue. The attack vector is unspecified, but exploitation causes service disruption.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 3.0.5= 2.0= 2.0.1= 2.0.2= 2.0.3= 2.0.4= 2.0.5= 3.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.2= 3.0.3= 3.0.4all versions= 2.0.4CVSS 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
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Flash Media Server is installedCheck for the presence of Adobe Flash Media Server installation directories or look for running processes named 'fms' or 'FlashMediaServer'Affected if Flash Media Server software is present on the system
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Determine installed FMS versionCheck the version file or executable. On Windows, this may be in the installation directory or check the executable properties. On Linux/Unix, check the version via command line tools or configuration files shipped with the installation.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined to be 3.0.6 or later, or 3.5.4 or later, or is version 2.x (any release)
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Compare version against vulnerable rangesReview the installed version number against the affected ranges: versions 2.0 through 2.0.5, 3.0 through 3.0.4, and 3.5.x versions prior to 3.5.4 are all vulnerableAffected if Installed version is 2.0.x, 3.0.x through 3.0.4, or 3.5.x prior to 3.5.4
The environment is affected if Adobe Flash Media Server is installed and the version is 2.0.x, 3.0.x through 3.0.4, or 3.5.x prior to 3.5.4
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUpgrade Adobe Flash Media Server to version 3.0.6 or later, or 3.5.4 or later, to resolve the JS method-related DoS vulnerability.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-2218 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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