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Vulnerability · CVE-2010-0987

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded fonts in a Shockwave file.

Published May 13, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple shockwave player

Check this week

CVE-2010-0987 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 11.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple shockwave player.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
11.36%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe adobe/shockwave player

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded fonts in a Shockwave file.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe adobe/shockwave playerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2010-0987

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2010-0987 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 11.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple shockwave player.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 11.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2010 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded fonts in a Shockwave file.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded fonts in a Shockwave file.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-0987

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.7.609 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded fonts in a Shockwave file.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-0987

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-0987

    30-day exploitation probability 11.4%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.