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Gentoo: GLSA-200801-07 Moderate: Adobe Flash Multiple Issues
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January 20, 2008
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified, the worst of which allow arbitrary code execution on a user's system via a malicious Flash file.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200801-07:02
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 20, 2008
Updated: January 20, 2008
Bugs: #193519
ID: 200801-07:02
Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified, the worst of which allow
arbitrary code execution on a user's system via a malicious Flash file.
Background
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The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the popular SWF file format,
which is commonly used to provide interactive websites, digital
experiences and mobile content.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-www/netscape-flash < 9.0.115.0 >= 9.0.115.0
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Resolution
References
Availability
style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}
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