# CVE-2010-2173: Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to an "invalid pointer vulnerability" and the newclass (0x58) operator, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2174.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0192
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1421
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40545
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0464.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43026
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1432
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-162A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511848/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40759
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024085
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024086
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1434
- http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2010/TLSA-2010-19j.txt
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00000.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40144
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0470.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40800
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1482

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