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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2010-0378 Detail

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 6.0.79, as distributed in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by unloading a Flash object that is currently being accessed by a script, leading to memory corruption, aka a "Movie Unloading Vulnerability."


Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html CWE-416 Use-After Free Vulnerability

Metrics

 
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Evaluator Solution

Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979267.mspx " Suggested Actions Perform one or both of the following steps: • Uninstall the Adobe Flash Player version 6. • Install the most current version of Flash Player available from Adobe."

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Hyperlink Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023435 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/204889 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979267.mspx Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7580 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0378
NVD Published Date:
01/21/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/02/2024
Source:
MITRE