Description
Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.45.2 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3.9130 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a modified SWF file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 10.0.45.2-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0102 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 - Shockwave Flash Object Denial of Service EDB-11182 · dos · Jan 18, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2010:0102 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0192 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1481 vdb-entry
- 43026 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201101-09 vendor-advisory
- http://sebug.net/exploit/18967/
- RHSA-2010:0102 vendor-advisory
- 1023585 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16125 vdb-entry signature
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
- 40220 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-06.html
- SUSE-SR:2010:006 vendor-advisory
- 11182 exploit
- 38547 third-party-advisory
- 38200 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8393 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564287
- 38915 third-party-advisory