Adobe Flash Player compressed .swf file denial of service
| macromedia-swf-dos (27602) |  Low 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:
- Adobe Web site, Adobe Flash Player Download Center at http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash.
- APSB06-11, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html.
- FortiGuard Advisory (FGA-2006-21), Denial of Service Vulnerability in Macromedia Flash Player at http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-21.html.
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 and Security Update 2006-006, About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update and Security Update 2006-006 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304460.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-069, Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923789) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-069.mspx.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-275A, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple and Adobe Products at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html.
- ASA-2006-192: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2006-0674)
- ASA-2006-253: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2006 (MS06-66 - MS06-71)
- BID-18894: Macromedia Flash Malformed SWF File Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-19980: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3588: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe (Macromedia) Flash Player 8.0.24.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a malformed, compressed .swf file, a different issue than CVE-2006-3587.
- GLSA-200610-02: Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution
- OSVDB ID: 28733: Adobe Flash Player Malformed SWF Processing Unspecified DoS
- RHSA-2006-0674: flash-plugin security update
- SA21865: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA22187: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA22882: Microsoft Windows Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016449: Macromedia Flash Player Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1016829: Adobe Flash Player Input Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2006:053: flash-player security problem
Reported:
Jul 05, 2006
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