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Gentoo: 201309-06 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Execution Issue

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Calendar Grey September 14, 2013
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Critical Adobe Flash Player flaws on Gentoo: immediate patch required to avert execution problems and service interruptions.
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update arbitrary code Denial of Service execution threat Adobe Flash Player

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.310"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2012-5248 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5248 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-5248 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5248 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-5249 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5249 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-5249 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5249 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-5250 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5250 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-5250 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5250 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-5251 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5251 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-5251 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5251 [ 9 ] CVE-2012-5252 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5252 [ 10 ] CVE-2012-5252 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5252 [ 11 ] CVE-2012-5253 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5253 [ 12 ] CVE-2012-5253 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5253 [ 13 ] CVE-2012-5254 http://...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201309-06
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 14, 2013
Bugs: #437808, #442084, #446984, #452104, #456132, #457066,
ID: 201309-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update arbitrary code Denial of Service execution threat Adobe Flash Player

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code.

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

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.310 >= 11.2.202.310

Impact

===== 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 bypass access restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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