Home / mailings

PDF

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201502-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 06 February 2015
Gentoo-announce

This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156)
--EJl2OPw5UEsBmlx9wGTNKfqcn0guFVmVe
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201502-02
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
http://security.gentoo.org/
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Severity: High
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 06, 2015
Bugs: #536562, #537378, #537426, #538982
ID: 201502-02

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

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

Affected packages
=================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.442 >= 11.2.202.442

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

Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
sensitive information or bypass security restrictions.

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-11.2.202.442"

References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0301
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0301
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-0302
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0302
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-0303
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0303
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-0304
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0304
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-0305
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0305
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-0306
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0306
[ 7 ] CVE-2015-0307
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0307
[ 8 ] CVE-2015-0308
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0308
[ 9 ] CVE-2015-0309
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0309
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-0310
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0310
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-0311
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0311
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-0314
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0314
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-0315
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0315
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-0316
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0316
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-0317
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0317
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-0318
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0318
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-0319
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0319
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-0320
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0320
[ 19 ] CVE-2015-0321
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0321
[ 20 ] CVE-2015-0322
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0322
[ 21 ] CVE-2015-0323
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0323
[ 22 ] CVE-2015-0324
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0324
[ 23 ] CVE-2015-0325
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0325
[ 24 ] CVE-2015-0326
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0326
[ 25 ] CVE-2015-0327
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0327
[ 26 ] CVE-2015-0328
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0328
[ 27 ] CVE-2015-0329
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0329
[ 28 ] CVE-2015-0330
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0330

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.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 2015 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



--EJl2OPw5UEsBmlx9wGTNKfqcn0guFVmVe
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc"

 

TOP