Gentoo: GLSA-201206-21 Normal: Adobe Flash Player DoS Threat
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June 23, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player could result in the execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.236"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0779 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0779 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-2034 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2034 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-2035 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2035 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-2036 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2036 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-2037 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2037 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-2038 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2038 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-2039 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2039 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-2040 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2040
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-21
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 23, 2012
Bugs: #414603, #420311
ID: 201206-21
Background
The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is
commonly used to provide interactive websites.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.236 >= 11.2.202.236
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF
file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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