Description
Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.1.95.1 on Android, and authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle or libauthplay.so.0.0.0) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in October 2010.
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 6 | acroread +1 | 9.4.1-1.el6 | RHSA-2010:0934 |
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 10.1.102.64-1.el6 | RHSA-2010:0867 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.1-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0934 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 10.1.102.64-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0829 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.1-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0934 |
| RHEL 4 | flash-plugin | 9.0.289.0-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0834 |
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Adobe Flash Player "Button" Remote Code Execution
exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_flashplayer_button
Exploit-DB 2
- Adobe Flash Player < 10.1.53.64 - Action Script Type Confusion (ASLR + DEP Bypass) EDB-17187 · remote · Apr 19, 2011 · verified
- Adobe Flash Player - 'Button' Arbitrary Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-16667 · local · Nov 1, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2010:0934 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0867 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0834 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0829 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-0192 vdb-entry
- 42183 third-party-advisory
- http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/10/potential-new-adobe-flash-player-zero.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- 42030 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0191 vdb-entry
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_adobe_flash1
- 43025 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0344 vdb-entry
- 43026 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201101-09 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-2918 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-3111 vdb-entry
- 41917 third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201101-08 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0834 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2010:055 vendor-advisory
- 1024660 vdb-entry
- 42926 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0934 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-2903 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0173 vdb-entry
- 42401 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html
- VU#298081 third-party-advisory
- 1024659 vdb-entry
- TLSA-2011-2 vendor-advisory
- 44504 vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-05.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html
- SUSE-SA:2010:058 vendor-advisory
- 8210 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-2906 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0867 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0829 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13294 vdb-entry signature