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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2010-3654

Flash Player Denial of Service

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
69.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2010-3654 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.1.95.1 on Android, and...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player Denial of Service

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.1.95.1 on Android, and authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle or libauthplay.so.0.0.0) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in October 2010.

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Published
29 Oct 2010
Exploitation Reported
29 Oct 2010
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
—
Privileges
None
User interaction
—

Tags

linux metasploit macos android windows

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3654
  • GLSA-201101-09 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
  • APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 lists.apple.com · Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000....
  • GLSA-201101-08 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
  • RHSA-2010:0834 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0834.html
  • SUSE-SA:2010:055 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00002...
  • RHSA-2010:0934 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html
  • TLSA-2011-2 turbolinux.co.jp · Vendor Advisory http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
  • SUSE-SA:2010:058 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00001...
  • RHSA-2010:0867 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0867.html
  • RHSA-2010:0829 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0829.html
  • 42183 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/42183
  • 42030 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/42030
  • 43025 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
  • 43026 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
  • 41917 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/41917
  • 42926 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/42926
  • 42401 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/42401
  • VU#298081 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/298081
  • 8210 securityreason.com · Third-Party Advisory http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8210
  • ADV-2011-0192 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
  • ADV-2011-0191 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
  • ADV-2011-0344 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
  • ADV-2010-2918 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2918
  • ADV-2010-3111 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3111
  • 1024660 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024660
  • ADV-2010-2903 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2903
  • ADV-2011-0173 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0173
  • 1024659 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024659
  • 44504 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44504
  • ADV-2010-2906 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2906
  • oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13294 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
  • contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/10/potential-new-adobe-flash-player-zer... contagiodump.blogspot.com · CVE Record http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/10/potential-new-adobe-flash-pl...
  • support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 support.apple.com · CVE Record http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
  • blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_a... blogs.sun.com · CVE Record http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_adobe...
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html
  • adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-05.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-05.html
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 29 Oct 2010

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
CVE First 2010-10-29 18:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

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Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_flashplayer_button.rb 28 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

9.3 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

69.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-119

Potential Proof of Concepts

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adobe_flashplayer_button

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2010-3654

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  2. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 18:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 18:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
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