Adobe Flash Player compressed .swf file denial of service

macromedia-swf-dos (27602) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Macromedia Flash Player is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by improper handling of compressed .swf files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious SWF file and hosting it on a Web site or sending it to a potential victim as an email attachment, which would cause the victim's Web browser to crash, once the file is opened.

Platforms Affected:

  • Adobe, Flash Basic 8
  • Adobe, Flash Player 8.0.24.0
  • Adobe, Flash Professional 8
  • Adobe, Flex 1.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • Microsoft, Windows XP SP2 Professional
  • Microsoft, Windows XP Professional x64
  • Novell, Linux Desktop 9
  • RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
  • RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
  • SuSE, SuSE SLED 10
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI

Remedy:

Refer to Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB06-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0674-5 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-006 or Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update, available from the Apple Web site. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200610-02 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SA:2006:053 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Jul 05, 2006

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