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CVE-2010-3976


Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a file that is processed by Flash Player.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-3976 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from adobe, from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2010-10-19T21:00:10.330

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 9.0.277.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.18d60 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.20 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.20.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.28 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.28.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.31 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.31.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.45.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.47.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.48.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.112.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.114.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.115.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.124.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.125.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.151.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.152.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.155.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.159.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.246.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.260.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.262.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.1.92.10 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.0.584 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.12.10 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.12.36 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.15.3 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.22.87 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.32.18 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.42.34 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.45.2 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.52.14.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.52.15 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.53.64 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.82.76 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.85.3 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.92.8 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.95.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.95.2 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.