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| <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> |
| |
| <glsa id="200603-20"> |
| <title>Macromedia Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution</title> |
| <synopsis> |
| Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified that allows arbitrary code execution on |
| a user's system via the handling of malicious SWF files. |
| </synopsis> |
| <product type="ebuild">Flash</product> |
| <announced>March 21, 2006</announced> |
| <revised>May 28, 2009: 02</revised> |
| <bug>102777</bug> |
| <access>remote</access> |
| <affected> |
| <package name="www-plugins/adobe-flash" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">7.0.63</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">7.0.63</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| </affected> |
| <background> |
| <p> |
| The Macromedia Flash Player is a renderer for the popular SWF |
| filetype which is commonly used to provide interactive websites, |
| digital experiences and mobile content. |
| </p> |
| </background> |
| <description> |
| <p> |
| The Macromedia Flash Player contains multiple unspecified |
| vulnerabilities. |
| </p> |
| </description> |
| <impact type="normal"> |
| <p> |
| An attacker serving a maliciously crafted SWF file could entice a |
| user to view the SWF file and execute arbitrary code on the user's |
| machine. |
| </p> |
| </impact> |
| <workaround> |
| <p> |
| There is no known workaround at this time. |
| </p> |
| </workaround> |
| <resolution> |
| <p> |
| All Macromedia Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest |
| version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-7.0.63"</code> |
| </resolution> |
| <references> |
| <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0024">CVE-2006-0024</uri> |
| <uri link="http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-03.html">Macromedia Announcement</uri> |
| </references> |
| <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:42:52 +0000"> |
| jaervosz |
| </metadata> |
| <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:43:49 +0000"> |
| jaervosz |
| </metadata> |
| </glsa> |