ID

VAR-201206-0357

CVE

CVE-2012-2040

TITLE

Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Vulnerability that can be obtained by the right installer

DESCRIPTION

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an unspecified directory. Adobe Flash Player is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application or disclose sensitive information. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. The product enables viewing of applications, content and video across screens and browsers. Background ========== The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is commonly used to provide interactive websites. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.236" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2012-0779 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0779 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-2034 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2034 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-2035 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2035 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-2036 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2036 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-2037 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2037 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-2038 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2038 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-2039 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2039 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-2040 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2040 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-21.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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local

TYPE

code problem

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PATCH

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CREDITS

wushi of team509 through iDefense's Vulnerability Contributor Program, Manuel Caballero at Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR), Haifei Li at Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC), Kai Lu of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, Mitsuaki Shiraishi (Symantec

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