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

[Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200708-01
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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
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Macromedia Flash
Player, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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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
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     Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
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  1  net-www/netscape-flash     < 9.0.48.0                 >= 9.0.48.0

Description
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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
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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