CVE-2010-2884

Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.1.92.10 on Android; authplay.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4; and authplay.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in September 2010.

Published: 2010-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2884 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.62%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2884

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 2026-06-15 39.68% 15.62% -24.06%
2 2025-06-10 63.03% 39.68% -23.35%
3 2025-03-30 63.03%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2884

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-2010-2884

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2884

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-2884: 2 GLSA(s) (201101-08, 201101-09), 2 atom(s) (app-text/acroread, www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2884
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2884
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-2884 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-2010-2884

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2884

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player <= 10.1.82.76 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 7.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 7.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.18d60 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 9.0.112.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.114.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 9.125.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 <= 10.1.92.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader <= 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 3.01 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 3.02 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5a cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5c cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2884

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41434 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41435 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41443 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41526
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-03.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-22.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/275289 US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0706.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-263A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2348 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2349 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61771
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6852
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