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.
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.
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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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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
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critical | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2173 |
ubuntu
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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 |
: 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'
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |