GLSA 201309-06: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:09/14/2013
Bugs: #437808, #442084, #446984, #452104, #456132, #457066, #459368, #461598, #465534, #469870, #473038, #476328, #484512
ID:201309-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code.

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 < 11.2.202.310 >= 11.2.202.310 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted SWF content, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to bypass access restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

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

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.310"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-06.xml

Concerns?

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License

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