Gentoo: GLSA-201406-08: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
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 --verbose ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.359"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0510 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0510 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0516 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0516 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-0517 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0517 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-0518 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0518 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-0519 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0519 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-0520 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0520
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-08
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.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is commonly used to provide interactive websites.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.359 >= 11.2.202.359
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.