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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Swfdec (0.6.4 or later), available from the swfdec Download Web page. See References.
References:
- Swfdec Change Log, Wed Apr 9 01:47:56 PDT 2008: Swfdec 0.6.4 released.
- swfdec commitdiff: disallow access to local files from disallowed sandboxes.
- swfdec Download Web page: Index of /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
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
Reported:
Apr 09, 2008
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