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Arch Linux: ASA-201603-10 Critical: Flashplugin Code Execution Threat

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The package flashplugin before version 11.2.202.577-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including remote code execution.
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201603-10
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2016-03-11
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-0960 CVE-2016-0961 CVE-2016-0962 CVE-2016-0963
          CVE-2016-0986 CVE-2016-0987 CVE-2016-0988 CVE-2016-0989 
          CVE-2016-0990 CVE-2016-0991 CVE-2016-0992 CVE-2016-0993 
          CVE-2016-0994 CVE-2016-0995 CVE-2016-0996 CVE-2016-0997 
          CVE-2016-0998 CVE-2016-0999 CVE-2016-1000 CVE-2016-1001 
          CVE-2016-1002 CVE-2016-1005 CVE-2016-1010
Package : flashplugin
Type    : abitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
======
The package flashplugin before version 11.2.202.577-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including remote code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 11.2.202.577-1.

# pacman -Syu "flashplugin>=11.2.202.577-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 11.2.202.577.

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

Description
==========
- CVE-2016-0963 CVE-2016-0993 CVE-2016-1010 (arbitrary code execution)

Integer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution. 

- CVE-2016-0987 CVE-2016-0988 CVE-2016-0990 CVE-2016-0991 CVE-2016-0994
  CVE-2016-0995 CVE-2016-0996 CVE-2016-0997 CVE-2016-0998 CVE-2016-0999
  CVE-2016-1000 (abitrary code execution)

Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution. 

- CVE-2016-1001 (abitrary code execution)

Heap overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution.

- CVE-2016-0960 CVE-2016-0961 CVE-2016-0962 CVE-2016-0986 CVE-2016-0989
  CVE-2016-0992 CVE-2016-1002 CVE-2016-1005 (arbitrary code execution)

Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker is able to craft a special flash file that, when
visited, executes arbitrary code via multiple vectors.

References
=========
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0960
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0961
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0962
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0963
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0986
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0987
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0988
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0989
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0990
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0991
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0992
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0993
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0994
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0995
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0996
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0997
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0998
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0999
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1001
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1002
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1005
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1010

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