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Gentoo: GLSA-202303-14 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Remote Exploit

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Security flaws in Adobe Flash Player can lead to unauthorized remote code execution; users on Gentoo systems should apply updates promptly.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple 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 security update gentoo remote execution multiple issues normal severity adobe flash

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.425"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0580 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0580 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0587 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0587 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-8439 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8439 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-8443 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8443 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-9162 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9162 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-9163 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9163 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-9164 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9164

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-07
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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: December 11, 2014
Bugs: #530692, #532074
ID: 201412-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update gentoo remote execution multiple issues normal severity adobe flash

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the 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.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.425 >= 11.2.202.425

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.