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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-20 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Macromedia Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution |
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Date: March 21, 2006 |
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Bugs: #102777 |
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ID: 200603-20 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified that allows arbitrary |
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code execution on a user's system via the handling of malicious SWF |
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files. |
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Background |
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The Macromedia Flash Player is a renderer for the popular SWF filetype |
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which is commonly used to provide interactive websites, digital |
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experiences and mobile content. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-www/netscape-flash < 7.0.63 >= 7.0.63 |
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Description |
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The Macromedia Flash Player contains multiple unspecified |
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vulnerabilities. |
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Impact |
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An attacker serving a maliciously crafted SWF file could entice a user |
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to view the SWF file and execute arbitrary code on the user's machine. |
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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 Macromedia Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/netscape-flash-7.0.63" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-0024 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0024 |
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[ 2 ] Macromedia Announcement |
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http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-03.html |
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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-200603-20.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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 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/2.0 |