GLSA 201101-09: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/21/2011
Bugs:	#307749, #322855, #332205, #337204, #343089
ID:	201101-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.

Background

The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is commonly used to provide interactive websites.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-plugins/adobe-flash	< 10.1.102.64	>= 10.1.102.64	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Adobe Flash Player. For further information please consult the CVE entries and the Adobe Security Bulletins referenced below.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-10.1.102.64"

References

• APSB10-06
• APSB10-14
• APSB10-16
• APSB10-22
• APSB10-26
• CVE-2008-4546
• CVE-2009-3793
• CVE-2010-0186
• CVE-2010-0187
• CVE-2010-0209
• CVE-2010-1297
• CVE-2010-2160
• CVE-2010-2161
• CVE-2010-2162
• CVE-2010-2163
• CVE-2010-2164
• CVE-2010-2165
• CVE-2010-2166
• CVE-2010-2167
• CVE-2010-2169
• CVE-2010-2170
• CVE-2010-2171
• CVE-2010-2172
• CVE-2010-2173
• CVE-2010-2174
• CVE-2010-2175
• CVE-2010-2176
• CVE-2010-2177
• CVE-2010-2178
• CVE-2010-2179
• CVE-2010-2180
• CVE-2010-2181
• CVE-2010-2182
• CVE-2010-2183
• CVE-2010-2184
• CVE-2010-2185
• CVE-2010-2186
• CVE-2010-2187
• CVE-2010-2188
• CVE-2010-2189
• CVE-2010-2213
• CVE-2010-2214
• CVE-2010-2215
• CVE-2010-2216
• CVE-2010-2884
• CVE-2010-3636
• CVE-2010-3639
• CVE-2010-3640
• CVE-2010-3641
• CVE-2010-3642
• CVE-2010-3643
• CVE-2010-3644
• CVE-2010-3645
• CVE-2010-3646
• CVE-2010-3647
• CVE-2010-3648
• CVE-2010-3649
• CVE-2010-3650
• CVE-2010-3652
• CVE-2010-3654
• CVE-2010-3976

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-09.xml

Concerns?

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License

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