Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3976
CVE-2010-3976
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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Affected products
41cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 40 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.0.277.0
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.0.584:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.22.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.32.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.42.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.45.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.52.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.52.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.53.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.82.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.85.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.92.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.1.95.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.152.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.155.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.246.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.260.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.262.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <9.0.289.0, <10.1.102.64
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2010-09/msg00070.htmlnvdExploit
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/43026nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4435nvdVendor Advisory
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2903nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192nvdVendor Advisory
- core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bflash_player%5D_10.1.x_insecure_dll_hijacking_%28dwmapi.dll%29nvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00002.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xmlnvd
- www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-11-05-1-PUB.txtnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514653/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44671nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6926nvd
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