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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-04 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: May 03, 2014 |
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Bugs: #501960, #504286, #507176, #508986 |
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ID: 201405-04 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the |
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worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is |
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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 < 11.2.202.356 >= 11.2.202.356 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. |
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Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF |
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file using Adobe Flash Player, possibly resulting in execution of |
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of |
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Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to bypass |
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the Same Origin Policy or read the clipboard via unspecified vectors. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.356" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0498 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0498 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0499 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0499 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0502 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0502 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2014-0503 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0503 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2014-0504 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0504 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2014-0506 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0506 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2014-0507 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0507 |
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[ 8 ] CVE-2014-0508 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0508 |
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[ 9 ] CVE-2014-0509 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0509 |
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[ 10 ] CVE-2014-0515 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0515 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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