Gentoo: 201209-01 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Risk
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September 5, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple unspecified 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-11.2.202.238"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-1535 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1535 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-4163 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4163 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-4164 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4164 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-4165 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4165 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-4166 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4166 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-4167 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4167 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-4168 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4168
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-01
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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: September 05, 2012
Bugs: #431432, #432286
ID: 201209-01
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 < 11.2.202.238 >= 11.2.202.238
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted SWF
content, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive
information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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