# CVE-2010-1297: Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2010-1297-adobe-flash-player-memory-corruption-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-06-08. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2010-1297 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.3 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-06-08

Adobe Flash Player, AIR, Reader, and Acrobat contain a memory corruption vulnerability in the authplay.dll component. The flaw is triggered by the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction when processing crafted SWF content, allowing for remote code execution or denial of service.

Technologies: [Adobe AIR](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/air), [Adobe Flash Player](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/flash-player). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2010-1297 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2010-1297 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 June 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2010-1297?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.3, published 8 June 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0, 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.3.3, 8.x before 8.2.3; Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, 8.x before 8.2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2010-1297?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2010-1297 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2010-1297?** Check whether you run Adobe AIR or Adobe Flash Player. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0, 10.x before 10.1.53.64
- Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610
- Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.3.3, 8.x before 8.2.3
- Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, 8.x before 8.2.3

## Timeline

- 2010-06-04: exploited: Exploited in the wild in June 2010.
- 2022-06-08: disclosed: NVD publication date.

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