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GLSA-200708-01 : Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 25866

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200708-01 (Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution)

 Mark Hills discovered some errors when interacting with a browser for keystrokes handling (CVE-2007-2022). Stefano Di Paola and Giorgio Fedon from Minded Security discovered a boundary error when processing FLV files (CVE-2007-3456). An input validation error when processing HTTP referrers has also been reported (CVE-2007-3457).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the Macromedia Flash Player, or sensitive data access.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Macromedia Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-plugins/adobe-flash-9.0.48.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200708-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25866

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200708-01.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 8/13/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:adobe-flash, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2022, CVE-2007-3456, CVE-2007-3457

CWE: 189, 200, 352

GLSA: 200708-01