Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200708-01 / netscape-flash
Release Date	August 08, 2007
Latest Revision	August 08, 2007: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
net-www/netscape-flash	< 9.0.48.0	>= 9.0.48.0	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #185141

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Macromedia Flash Player, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

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.

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).

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.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

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

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/netscape-flash-9.0.48.0"

4. References

Updated August 08, 2007

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