[ 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: August 08, 2007
      Bugs: #185141
        ID: 200708-01

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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
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  1  net-www/netscape-flash     < 9.0.48.0                 >= 9.0.48.0

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).

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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 ">=net-www/netscape-flash-9.0.48.0"

References

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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-2022
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2022   [ 2 ] CVE-2007-3456
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3456   [ 3 ] CVE-2007-3457
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3457

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?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

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