Adobe Flash Player SWF files buffer overflow

adobe-swf-bo (39128) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Adobe Flash Player is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing embedded JPG images in SWF files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted SWF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 6.8
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 5
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to APSB07-20 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • APSB07-20: Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities.
  • NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008954, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Sun Alert 238305 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris 10.
  • Sun Alert ID: 238305: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris.
  • TPTI-07-21: Adobe Flash Player JPG Processing Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
  • ASA-2008-013: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2007-1126)
  • ASA-2008-241: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris (Sun 238305)
  • BID-26951: Adobe Flash Player JPG Header Remote Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-6242: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to input validation errors.
  • GLSA-200801-07: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2007-1126: Critical: flash-plugin security update
  • SA28161: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019116: Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Scan Ports, and Conduct HTTP Request Splitting and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
  • SUSE-SA:2007:069: flash-player security update

Platforms Affected:

  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0.35.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.114.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0
  • 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
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
  • RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 3
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 4
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 4.5.z
  • RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
  • Sun OpenSolaris 2008.5 SPARC
  • Sun OpenSolaris 2008.5 x86
  • Sun Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux wizpy

Reported:

Dec 18, 2007

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