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CVE-2007-6246

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Description

Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to 9.0.48.0, 8.x up to 8.0.35.0, and 7.x up to 7.0.70.0, when running on Linux, uses insecure permissions for memory, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10519

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39136

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1724/references

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4258

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-355A.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26965

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26929

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1126.html

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-07.xml

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238305-1

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019116

http://secunia.com/advisories/30507

http://secunia.com/advisories/28570

http://secunia.com/advisories/28213

http://secunia.com/advisories/28161

http://secunia.com/advisories/28157

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00007.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-12-20

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00254

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