CVE-2010-2173

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 "invalid pointer vulnerability" and the newclass (0x58) operator, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2174.

Published: 2010-06-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2173 is rated Moderate Risk (63.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2173

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-08 1.22% 0.90% -0.32%
2 2025-06-10 1.10% 1.22% +0.12%
3 2025-03-30 1.10%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2173

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2173

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-2173: 1 GLSA(s) (201101-09), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2173
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2173
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-2173 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 10, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2173

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-2173

Impact: Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html 'Affected software versions Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris Adobe AIR 1.5.3.9130 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player 9.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.28.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.31.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.45.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.47.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.48.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.115.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.124.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.125.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.151.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.152.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.152.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.159.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.246.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.246.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.260.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.260.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.262.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.262.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 10.0.45.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.0.584 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.0.584:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.12.36 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.15.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.22.87 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.22.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.32.18 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.32.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.42.34 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.42.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 6.0.79 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:6.0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.19.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.53.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.53.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.60.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.60.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.61.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.66.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.66.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.67.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.67.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.68.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.68.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.69.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.69.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.70.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.70.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.73.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.73.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.33.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.34.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.35.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.39.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.42.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0.30.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0.41.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0.42.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0.58.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0.58.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air <= 1.5.3.9130 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2173

URL Tags
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40144
http://secunia.com/advisories/40545
http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024085
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024086
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0464.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0470.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511848/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40759
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40800
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2010/TLSA-2010-19j.txt
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-162A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1421
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1432
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1453
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1482
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16261
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6762
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