Adobe Flash navigateToURL function cross-site request forgery
| adobe-flash-navigatetourl-csrf (41718) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Adobe Flash is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when using the navigateToURL function to communicate with Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) services. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed SOAP request to a UPnP device to modify the IP address of the primary DNS server, perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, AIR 1.0
- 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
- Adobe, Flex 3.0
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
- 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 Supplementary 5 Server
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 SPARC
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 x86
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
Remedy:
Refer to APSB08-11 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mac OS X:
Apply Security Update 2008-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Web site, About the security content of Security Update 2008-003 / Mac OS X 10.5.3 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1897.
- APSB08-11, Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008954, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Sun Alert 238305 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris 10 at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=745016.
- Sun Alert ID: 238305, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238305-1.
- ASA-2008-164: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2008-0221)
- ASA-2008-241: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris (Sun 238305)
- BID-28696: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Cross Domain HTTP Request Headers Security Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1654: Interaction error between Adobe Flash and multiple Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) services allow remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) style attacks by using the Flash navigateToURL function to send a SOAP message to a UPnP control point, as demonstrated by changing the primary DNS server.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1158: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1697: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1724: Sun Security Update Fixes Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200804-21: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0221: Critical: flash-plugin security update
- SA28083: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30430: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019807: Adobe Flash Player Cross-Domain Policy Bug Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
- SUSE-SA:2008:022: Flash Player security problems
- US-CERT VU#347812: UPnP enabled by default in multiple devices
Reported:
Apr 08, 2008
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