CVE-2010-3976

N/A Unknown
Published: October 19, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bflash_player%5D_10.1.x_insecure_dll_hijacking_%28dwmapi.dll%29
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00002.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331642631603&w=2
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-11-05-1-PUB.txt
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2010-09/msg00070.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514653/100/0/threaded
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44671
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2903
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6926
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bflash_player%5D_10.1.x_insecure_dll_hijacking_%28dwmapi.dll%29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331642631603&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-11-05-1-PUB.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2010-09/msg00070.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514653/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2903
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.3%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

adobe microsoft