Adobe Shockwave Player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Update the patches as guided by vendor at :
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-03.html

The flaw exists due to integer overflow errors when processing shockwave files or 3D models. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability by persuading a victim to open specially crafted shockwave file, and possibly execute malicious code or launch further attacks on the target system.