GLSA 200708-01: Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution
Date:	08/08/2007
Bugs:	#185141
ID:	200708-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Macromedia Flash Player, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

The Macromedia Flash Player is a renderer for the popular SWF file type which is commonly used to provide interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-plugins/adobe-flash	< 9.0.48.0	>= 9.0.48.0	All supported architectures

Description

Mark Hills discovered some errors when interacting with a browser for keystrokes handling (CVE-2007-2022). Stefano Di Paola and Giorgio Fedon from Minded Security discovered a boundary error when processing FLV files (CVE-2007-3456). An input validation error when processing HTTP referrers has also been reported (CVE-2007-3457).

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the Macromedia Flash Player, or sensitive data access.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Macromedia Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-9.0.48.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-01.xml

Concerns?

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