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[ GLSA 200610-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution



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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200610-02
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution
      Date: October 04, 2006
      Bugs: #147421
        ID: 200610-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple input validation errors have been identified that allow
arbitrary code execution on a user's system via the handling of
malicious Flash files.

Background
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The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for Flash files - 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      < 7.0.68                    >= 7.0.68

Description
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The Adobe Flash Player contains multiple unspecified vulnerabilities.

Impact
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An attacker could entice a user to view a malicious Flash file and
execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the player.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/netscape-flash-7.0.68"

References
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  [ 1 ] Adobe Security Bulletin
        http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html
  [ 2 ] CVE-2006-3311
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3311
  [ 3 ] CVE-2006-3587
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3587
  [ 4 ] CVE-2006-3588
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3588

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-200610-02.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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 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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