Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.279 and 11.8.x through 13.0.x before 13.0.0.206 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.356 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2014.

Versions of Adobe Flash player prior to 11.7.700.279 / 13.0.0.206 are outdated and thus unpatched for an overflow condition in the pixel bender component. The issue is triggered as user-supplied input is not properly validated. With a specially crafted SWF file, a context-dependent attacker can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service or potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0515)

This flash-player update fixes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability that leads to arbitrary code execution.

The flash-player package was updated to version 11.2.202.356.

  - bnc#875577, APSB14-13, CVE-2014-0515

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201405-04 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
      Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF       file using Adobe Flash Player, possibly resulting in execution of       arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service       condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to bypass the Same       Origin Policy or read the clipboard via unspecified vectors.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This flash-player update to version 11.2.202.356 fixes the following critical security issue :

  - buffer overflow vulnerability that leads to arbitrary     code execution (CVE-2014-0515) Adobe Security Bulletin     (APSB14-13)     http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/ap     sb14-13.html. (bnc#875577)

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in.

This update fixes one vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. This vulnerability is detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB14-13, listed in the References section.

A flaw was found in the way flash-plugin displayed certain SWF content. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2014-0515)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.356.

The remote host is missing KB2961887. It is, therefore, affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability due to improper user input validation in the Pixel Bender component. An attacker could cause a buffer overflow with a specially crafted SWF file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

According to its version, the instance of Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 11.7.700.275 / 11.8.x / 11.9.x / 12.x / 13.0.0.201. It is, therefore, potentially affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability due to improper user input validation in the Pixel Bender component. An attacker could cause a buffer overflow with a specially crafted SWF file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

According to its version, the instance of Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to 11.7.700.275 / 11.8.x / 11.9.x / 12.x / 13.0.0.182. It is, therefore, potentially affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability due to improper user input validation in the Pixel Bender component. An attacker could cause a buffer overflow with a specially crafted SWF file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Mac OS X host is a version prior to 34.0.1847.131. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A buffer overflow error exists related to the included     version of Flash Player. (CVE-2014-0515)

  - Type confusion errors exist related to the V8     JavaScript engine and DOM handling. (CVE-2014-1730,     CVE-2014-1731)

  - A use-after-free error exists related to speech     recognition processing. (CVE-2014-1732)

  - An error exists related to compiling in 'Seccomp-BPF'.
    (CVE-2014-1733)

  - Various, unspecified errors exist. (CVE-2014-1734)

  - Various, unspecified errors exist related to the V8     JavaScript engine. (CVE-2014-1735)

  - An integer overflow error exists related to the V8     JavaScript engine. (CVE-2014-1736)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is a version prior to 34.0.1847.131. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A buffer overflow error exists related to the included     version of Flash Player. (CVE-2014-0515)

  - Type confusion errors exist related to the V8     JavaScript engine and DOM handling. (CVE-2014-1730,     CVE-2014-1731)

  - A use-after-free error exists related to speech     recognition processing. (CVE-2014-1732)

  - An error exists related to compiling in 'Seccomp-BPF'.
    (CVE-2014-1733)

  - Various, unspecified errors exist. (CVE-2014-1734)

  - Various, unspecified errors exist related to the V8     JavaScript engine. (CVE-2014-1735)

  - An integer overflow error exists related to the V8     JavaScript engine. (CVE-2014-1736)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
8805	Flash Player < 11.7.700.279 / 13.0.0.206 Buffer Overflow (APSB14-13)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	high
75334	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2014:0585-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
73860	GLSA-201405-04 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
73850	SuSE 11.3 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 9180)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
73780	RHEL 5 / 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2014:0447)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
73742	MS KB2961887: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer	Nessus	Windows	critical
73741	Flash Player for Mac <= 11.7.700.275 / 13.0.0.201 Pixel Bender Component Buffer Overflow (APSB14-13)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
73740	Flash Player <= 11.7.700.275 / 13.0.0.182 Pixel Bender Component Buffer Overflow (APSB14-13)	Nessus	Windows	critical
73711	Google Chrome < 34.0.1847.131 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
73710	Google Chrome < 34.0.1847.131 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical

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