Adobe products: Multiple vulnerabilities
1.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Version Information
| Advisory Reference |
GLSA 200908-04 / adobe-flash acroread |
| Release Date |
August 07, 2009 |
| Latest Revision |
August 07, 2009: 01 |
| Impact |
normal |
| Exploitable |
remote |
| Package |
Vulnerable versions |
Unaffected versions |
Architecture(s) |
| www-plugins/adobe-flash |
<
10.0.32.18 |
>=
10.0.32.18 |
All supported architectures
|
| app-text/acroread |
<
9.1.3 |
>=
9.1.3 |
All supported architectures
|
Related bugreports:
#278813, #278819
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player allow for
attacks including the remote execution of arbitrary code.
2.
Impact Information
Background
Adobe Flash Player is a closed-source playback software for Flash SWF
files. Adobe Reader is a closed-source PDF reader that plays Flash
content as well.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe Flash Player:
- lakehu of Tencent Security Center reported an unspecified
memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2009-1862).
- Mike Wroe
reported an unspecified vulnerability, related to "privilege
escalation" (CVE-2009-1863).
- An anonymous researcher through
iDefense reported an unspecified heap-based buffer overflow
(CVE-2009-1864).
- Chen Chen of Venustech reported an
unspecified "null pointer vulnerability" (CVE-2009-1865).
- Chen
Chen of Venustech reported an unspecified stack-based buffer overflow
(CVE-2009-1866).
- Joran Benker reported that Adobe Flash Player
facilitates "clickjacking" attacks (CVE-2009-1867).
- Jun Mao of
iDefense reported a heap-based buffer overflow, related to URL parsing
(CVE-2009-1868).
- Roee Hay of IBM Rational Application Security
reported an unspecified integer overflow (CVE-2009-1869).
- Gareth Heyes and Microsoft Vulnerability Research reported that the
sandbox in Adobe Flash Player allows for information disclosure, when
"SWFs are saved to the hard drive" (CVE-2009-1870).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
file or web site containing Adobe Flash (SWF) contents, possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user running the application, or a Denial of Service (application
crash). Furthermore, a remote attacker could trick a user into clicking
a button on a dialog by supplying a specially crafted SWF file and
disclose sensitive information by exploiting a sandbox issue.
3.
Resolution Information
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-10.0.32.18"
|
All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.2: Resolution |
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-9.1.3"
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4.
References
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