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Gentoo: GLSA-201703-02 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 19, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Adobe Flash Player has several identified security flaws that may permit remote code execution. It's recommended to update 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.

Resolution

All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-25.0.0.127"

References

[ 1 ] APSB17-07 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-2997 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2997 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-2998 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2998 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-2999 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2999 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-3000 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3000 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-3001 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3001 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-3002 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3002 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-3003 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3003

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02
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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: March 19, 2017
Bugs: #612588
ID: 201703-02

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 < 25.0.0.127 >= 25.0.0.127

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.

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