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(Red Hat Issues Fix) Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Scan Ports, and Conduct HTTP Request Splitting and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021113 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021113
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2007-6243
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 28 2008
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Host/resource access via network, Modification of user information, User access via local system, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 9.0.48.0 and prior, 8.0.35.0 and prior, and 7.0.70.0 and prior versions
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Adobe Flash Player. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting and request splitting attacks. A remote user can conduct port scans via the player.
A remote user can create specially crafted Flash content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target system [CVE-2007-4768, CVE-2007-6242, CVE-2007-6246]. The code will run with the privileges of the target user. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry of the Google Security Team, Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint DVLabs, and Jesse Michael and Thomas Biege of SUSE reported these vulnerabilities.
A remote user can conduct DNS rebinding attacks [CVE-2007-5275]. Dan Boneh, Adam Barth, Andrew Bortz, Collin Jackson, and Weidong Shao of Stanford University reported this vulnerability.
Some SWF files do not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input before displaying the input [CVE-2007-6244]. A remote user can create a specially crafted content using the asfunction: protocol that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. Flash Player 7 is not affected. Rich Cannings of the Google Security Team reported this vulnerability.
The navigateToURL() function does not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input before displaying the input [CVE-2007-6244]. Only systems with the Flash Player ActiveX Control and Internet Explorer are affected. Collin Jackson and Adam Barth of Stanford University reported this vulnerability.
A remote user can conduct privilege escalation attacks against target web servers hosting Flash content and cross-domain policy files [CVE-2007-6243]. Toshiharu Sugiyama of UBsecure, Inc. and JPCERT/CC reported this vulnerability.
A remote user can modify the HTTP headers of a request to conduct HTTP request splitting attacks [CVE-2007-6245]. Toshiharu Sugiyama of UBsecure, Inc. and JPCERT/CC reported this vulnerability.
A remote user can cause the target user's Flash Player to conduct port scans [CVE-2007-4324].
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
A remote user can execute scripting code in the context of arbitrary sites.
A remote user can cause the target user's Flash Player to conduct port scans against arbitrary hosts.
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Solution:
Red Hat has released a fix for CVE-2007-4324 and CVE-2007-6243.
The Red Hat advisory is available at:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
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Vendor URL: www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, Boundary error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:42:50 -0400
Subject: [RHSA-2008:0945-01] Important: flash-plugin security update
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=====================================================================
Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: flash-plugin security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0945-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
Issue date: 2008-10-28
CVE Names: CVE-2007-4324 CVE-2007-6243 CVE-2008-3873
CVE-2008-4401 CVE-2008-4503
=====================================================================
1. Summary:
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player
Web browser plug-in.
A flaw was found in the way Adobe Flash Player wrote content to the
clipboard. A malicious SWF file could populate the clipboard with a URL
that could cause the user to mistakenly load an attacker-controlled URL.
(CVE-2008-3873)
A flaw was found which allowed Adobe Flash Player's ActionScript to
initiate file uploads and downloads without user interaction.
FileReference.browse and FileReference.download calls can now only be
initiated via user interaction, such as mouse-clicks or key-presses on the
keyboard. (CVE-2008-4401)
A flaw was found in Adobe Flash Player's display of the Settings Manager
content. A malicious SWF file could trick the user into unknowingly
clicking a link or dialog. This could then give the malicious SWF file
permission to access the local machine's camera or microphone.
(CVE-2008-4503)
Flaws were found in the way Flash Player restricted the interpretation and
usage of cross-domain policy files. A remote attacker could use Flash
Player to conduct cross-domain and cross-site scripting attacks
(CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2007-6243). This update provides enhanced fixes for
these issues.
Adobe Flash Player 10 also includes bug fixes and feature enhancements
including:
* improved stability on the Linux platform by fixing a race condition issue
in sound output.
* new support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation and
animation, advanced audio processing, a new, more flexible text engine, and
GPU hardware acceleration.
For more information on new features and enhancements, see the Adobe Flash
Player site and the Adobe Labs Release Notes.
Note: some users may have installed a 3rd-party component, libflashsupport,
for older versions of Flash Player. Adobe Flash Player 10 no longer
supports libflashsupport. Users are advised to remove libflashsupport if
they have it installed.
All users of Adobe Flash Player should upgrade to this updated package,
which contains Flash Player version 10.0.12.36.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
252292 - CVE-2007-4324 Flash movie can determine whether a TCP port is open
440664 - CVE-2007-6243 Flash Player cross-domain and cross-site scripting flaws
465736 - CVE-2008-3873 flash: clipboard hijack attack
466154 - CVE-2008-4401 flash-plugin: upload/download user interaction
466344 - CVE-2008-4503 Adobe Flash Player clickjacking
6. Package List:
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386:
flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-2.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386:
flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-2.el5.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4324
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6243
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3873
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4401
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4503
http://adobe.com/products/flashplayer
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/releasenotes.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
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