Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201605-18
=========================================
Severity: Critical
Date    : 2016-05-12
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-1096 CVE-2016-1097 CVE-2016-1098 CVE-2016-1099
          CVE-2016-1100 CVE-2016-1101 CVE-2016-1102 CVE-2016-1103
          CVE-2016-1104 CVE-2016-1105 CVE-2016-1106 CVE-2016-1107
          CVE-2016-1108 CVE-2016-1109 CVE-2016-1110 CVE-2016-4108
          CVE-2016-4109 CVE-2016-4110 CVE-2016-4111 CVE-2016-4112
          CVE-2016-4113 CVE-2016-4114 CVE-2016-4115 CVE-2016-4116
          CVE-2016-4117
Package : lib32-flashplugin
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
======
The package lib32-flashplugin before version 11.2.202.621-1 is
vulnerable to arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 11.2.202.621-1.

# pacman -Syu "lib32-flashplugin>=11.2.202.621-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 11.2.202.621.

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

Description
==========
- CVE-2016-1096:

Memory corruption. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google
Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1097:

Use-after-free. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB, working with the Chromium
Vulnerability Rewards Program .

- CVE-2016-1098:

Memory corruption. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB.

- CVE-2016-1099:

Memory corruption. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB.

- CVE-2016-1100:

Memory corruption. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB.

- CVE-2016-1101:

Heap buffer overflow. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google
Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1102:

Memory corruption. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google
Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1103:

Buffer overflow. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google
Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1104:

Memory corruption. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google
Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1105:

Type confusion. Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1106:

Use-after-free. Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-1107:

Use-after-free. NSFOCUS Security Team.

- CVE-2016-1108:

Use-after-free. Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research.

- CVE-2016-1109:

Use-after-free. Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research.

- CVE-2016-1110:

Use-after-free. Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research.

- CVE-2016-4108:

Use-after-free. Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.

- CVE-2016-4109:

Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4110:

Use-after-free. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4111:

Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4112:

Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4113:

Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4114:

Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4115:

Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.

- CVE-2016-4116:

Vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources.
Ladislav Baco of CSIRT.SK.

- CVE-2016-4117:

Type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution. Genwei
Jiang of FireEye, Inc.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host.

References
=========
https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1096
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1097
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1098
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1099
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1100
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1101
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1102
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1103
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1104
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1105
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1106
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1107
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1108
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1109
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1110
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4108
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4109
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4110
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4111
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4112
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4113
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4114
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4115
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4116
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4117

ArchLinux: 201605-18: lib32-flashplugin: arbitrary code execution

May 13, 2016

Summary

- CVE-2016-1096: Memory corruption. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1097:
Use-after-free. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB, working with the Chromium Vulnerability Rewards Program .
- CVE-2016-1098:
Memory corruption. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB.
- CVE-2016-1099:
Memory corruption. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB.
- CVE-2016-1100:
Memory corruption. Wen Guanxing from Pangu LAB.
- CVE-2016-1101:
Heap buffer overflow. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1102:
Memory corruption. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1103:
Buffer overflow. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1104:
Memory corruption. Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1105:
Type confusion. Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1106:
Use-after-free. Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-1107:
Use-after-free. NSFOCUS Security Team.
- CVE-2016-1108:
Use-after-free. Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research.
- CVE-2016-1109:
Use-after-free. Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research.
- CVE-2016-1110:
Use-after-free. Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research.
- CVE-2016-4108:
Use-after-free. Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero.
- CVE-2016-4109:
Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4110:
Use-after-free. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4111:
Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4112:
Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4113:
Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4114:
Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4115:
Memory corruption. willJ of Tencent PC Manager.
- CVE-2016-4116:
Vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources. Ladislav Baco of CSIRT.SK.
- CVE-2016-4117:
Type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution. Genwei Jiang of FireEye, Inc.

Resolution

Upgrade to 11.2.202.621-1. # pacman -Syu "lib32-flashplugin>=11.2.202.621-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 11.2.202.621.

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1096 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1097 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1098 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1099 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1100 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1101 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1102 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1103 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1104 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1105 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1106 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1107 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1108 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1109 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1110 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4108 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4109 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4110 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4111 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4112 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4113 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4114 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4115 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4116 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4117

Severity
CVE-2016-1100 CVE-2016-1101 CVE-2016-1102 CVE-2016-1103
CVE-2016-1104 CVE-2016-1105 CVE-2016-1106 CVE-2016-1107
CVE-2016-1108 CVE-2016-1109 CVE-2016-1110 CVE-2016-4108
CVE-2016-4109 CVE-2016-4110 CVE-2016-4111 CVE-2016-4112
CVE-2016-4113 CVE-2016-4114 CVE-2016-4115 CVE-2016-4116
CVE-2016-4117
Package : lib32-flashplugin
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Workaround

None.

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