# CVE-2010-3976: 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 po

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

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

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