Adobe Flash Player plugin addRequestHeader and contentType cross-site request forgery
| flashplayer-multiple-xsrf (29634) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Adobe Flash Player (formerly Macromedia Flash Player) is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the XML.addRequestHeader and XML.contentType ActionScript functions. A remote attacker could inject CRLF combinations into HTTP headers allowing the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning, or session hijacking.
Note: The method and result of the attack will vary depending on the browser used by the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.3 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.6 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Flash Player plugin for Windows:
Upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player plugin (BETA version 9.0.18d60 or later), available from the Adobe Web site. See References.
Upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.4.9 or later) or apply Apple Security Update 2007-003. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (flash-plugin):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0009 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Solaris (Adobe Flash):
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102932 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Adobe Security Advisory APSA06-01: HTTP header injection vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player.
- Adobe Web site: Adobe Flash Player Download Center.
- Apple Mac OS X Web site: Apple - Mac OS X.
- Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003: About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003.
- Rapid7 Advisory R7-0026: HTTP Header Injection Vulnerabilities in the Flash Player Plugin.
- Sun Alert ID: 102932: Security Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player May Allow Unauthorized Header Injection into HTTP Requests.
- ASA-2007-067: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2007-0009)
- ASA-2007-225: Security Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player May Allow Unauthorized Header Injection into HTTP Requests (Sun 102932)
- BID-20592: Adobe Flash Player Plugin HTTP Header Injection Weakness
- CVE-2006-5330: CRLF injection vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player plugin 9.0.16 and earlier for Windows, 7.0.63 and earlier for Linux, 7.x before 7.0 r67 for Solaris, and before 9.0.28.0 for Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to modify HTTP headers of client requests and conduct HTTP Request Splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in arguments to the ActionScript functions (1) XML.addRequestHeader and (2) XML.contentType. NOTE: the flexibility of the attack varies depending on the type of web browser being used.
- OSVDB ID: 29863: Adobe Flash Player HTTP Header CRLF Injection
- RHSA-2007-0009: Moderate: flash-plugin security update
- SA22467: Adobe Flash Player CRLF Injection Vulnerabilities
- SA24479: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017078: Adobe Flash Player Plugin Lets Remote Users Injection Arbitrary HTTP Header Data
- SUSE-SA:2006:077: flash-player CRLF injection
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4094: Adobe Flash Player ActionScript Methods HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0930: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1999: Sun Security Update Fixes Flash Player Remote HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.63
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- RedHat RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat RHEL Extras 4
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE SuSE SLED 10
Reported:
Oct 17, 2006
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