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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201703-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 19 March 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201703-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201703-02
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 19, 2017
Bugs: #612588
ID: 201703-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the
worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is
commonly used to provide interactive websites.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 25.0.0.127 >= 25.0.0.127

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-25.0.0.127"

References
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[ 1 ] APSB17-07
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.ht=ml
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-2997
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2997
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-2998
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2998
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-2999
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2999
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-3000
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3000
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-3001
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3001
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-3002
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3002
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-3003
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3003

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02

Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2017 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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