Swfdec swfdec_load_object.c information disclosure
| swfdec-swfdecloadobject-info-disclosure (41887) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Swfdec could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper restrictions on local file access from disallowed sandboxes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a remotely loaded Flash file to read arbitray local files.
Platforms Affected:
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.4.0
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.4.1
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.4.2
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.4.3
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.4.4
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.4.5
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.0
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.1
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.2
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.3
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.4
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.5
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.5.90
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.6.0
- Swfdec, Swfdec 0.6.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Swfdec (0.6.4 or later), available from the swfdec Download Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Swfdec Change Log, Wed Apr 9 01:47:56 PDT 2008, Swfdec 0.6.4 released at http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/swfdec/2008-April/001321.html.
- swfdec commitdiff, disallow access to local files from disallowed sandboxes at http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=swfdec/swfdec.git;a=commit;h=326ee4ff631ecc11605f1251e1923a94561a3823.
- swfdec Download Web page, Index of /download/swfdec at http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec/.
- BID-28881: Swfdec Untrusted Sandbox Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1834: swfdec_load_object.c in Swfdec before 0.6.4 does not properly restrict local file access from untrusted sandboxes, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted Flash file.
- SA29915: swfdec Untrusted Sandboxes Local File Disclosure Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 09, 2008
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