Adobe Flash Player SWF HTTP Referer cross-site request forgery
| flashplayer-swf-httpreferer-csrf (35338) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Adobe Macromedia Flash Player is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by a vulnerability when handling HTTP Referers. By persuading a victim to view a specially-crafted SWF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, Flash Player 9
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.124.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.16
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.18d60
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.20
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.20.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.28
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.28.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.31
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.31.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.45.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux wizpy
Remedy:
Refer to APSB07-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Turbo Linux (flash-player):
Refer to TLSA-2007-36 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (Flash Player):
Refer to GLSA 200708-01 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- APSB07-12, Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-12.html.
- Sun Alert ID: 103167, Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player May Allow Unauthorized System Access or Generation of HTTP Requests at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103167-1.
- ASA-2007-530: Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player May Allow Unauthorized System Access or Generation of HTTP Requests (Sun 103167)
- CVE-2007-3457: Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0 and earlier insufficiently validates HTTP Referer headers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a CSRF attack via a crafted SWF file.
- GLSA-200708-01: Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution
- OSVDB ID: 38049: Adobe Flash Player HTTP Referer Header CSRF
- SA26027: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018359: Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
- SUSE-SA:2007:046: flash-player security problems
Reported:
Jul 10, 2007
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