Arch Linux: ASA-201511-5 Critical: Flashplugin Access Bypass

The package flashplugin before version 11.2.202.548-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including but not limited to arbitrary code execution and access restriction bypass.

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201511-5
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2015-11-11
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-7651 CVE-2015-7652 CVE-2015-7653 CVE-2015-7654
          CVE-2015-7655 CVE-2015-7656 CVE-2015-7657 CVE-2015-7658
          CVE-2015-7659 CVE-2015-7660 CVE-2015-7661 CVE-2015-7662
          CVE-2015-7663 CVE-2015-8042 CVE-2015-8043 CVE-2015-8044
          CVE-2015-8046
Package : flashplugin
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
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The package flashplugin before version 11.2.202.548-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including but not limited to arbitrary code execution
and access restriction bypass.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 11.2.202.548-1.

# pacman -Syu "flashplugin>=11.2.202.548-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 11.2.202.548.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
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- CVE-2015-7651 CVE-2015-7652 CVE-2015-7653 CVE-2015-7654
  CVE-2015-7655 CVE-2015-7656 CVE-2015-7657 CVE-2015-7658
  CVE-2015-7660 CVE-2015-7661 CVE-2015-7663 CVE-2015-8042
  CVE-2015-8043 CVE-2015-8044 CVE-2015-8046 (arbitrary code execution)

It has been discovered that multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities
could lead to arbitrary code execution.

- CVE-2015-7659 (arbitrary code execution)

A type confusion vulnerability has been discovered that could lead to
arbitrary code execution.

- CVE-2015-7662 (access restriction bypass)

A security bypass vulnerability has been discovered that could be
exploited to write arbitrary data to the file system under user permissions.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to craft a special flash file that, when
visited, executes arbitrary code via multiple vectors or writes
arbitrary data to the file system.

References
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7651
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7652
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7653
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7654
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7655
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7656
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7657
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7658
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7659
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7660
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7661
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7662
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7663
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8042
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8043
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8044
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8046