CVE-2010-3648

Vulnerability

CVE-2010-3648 is an unspecified memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player affecting versions before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, as well as version 10.1.95.1 on Android [1][2][3][4]. The vulnerability lies in the Flash Player runtime and can be triggered by unknown vectors, making it distinct from a group of similar issues disclosed concurrently.

Exploitation

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Flash (SWF) file, likely hosted on a malicious web page or delivered via email. No authentication or special network position is required beyond the ability to serve the malicious content. The exact exploitation steps are not disclosed, but the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction beyond opening the content [1][2][3][4].

Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the Flash Player, or to cause a denial of service (DoS) through memory corruption. This could lead to full compromise of the affected system, including data theft, installation of malware, or system instability [1][2][3][4].

Mitigation

Adobe released fixed versions: Flash Player 9.0.289.0 and 10.1.102.64 for desktop platforms, and 10.1.95.1 for Android. Users should update to these or later versions immediately. Red Hat provided updated packages via RHSA-2010-0867, RHSA-2010-0829, and RHSA-2010-0834 for affected distributions [2][3][4]. HP also acknowledged the issue in a security bulletin for HP Systems Insight Manager, which may have included the vulnerable Flash Player [1].