<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200603-20"> <title>Macromedia Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution</title> <synopsis> Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified that allows arbitrary code execution on a user's system via the handling of malicious SWF files. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">Flash</product> <announced>2006-03-21</announced> <revised count="02">2009-05-28</revised> <bug>102777</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="www-plugins/adobe-flash" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">7.0.63</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">7.0.63</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> The Macromedia Flash Player is a renderer for the popular SWF filetype which is commonly used to provide interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content. </p> </background> <description> <p> The Macromedia Flash Player contains multiple unspecified vulnerabilities. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> An attacker serving a maliciously crafted SWF file could entice a user to view the SWF file and execute arbitrary code on the user's machine. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All Macromedia Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-7.0.63"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0024">CVE-2006-0024</uri> <uri link="http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-03.html">Macromedia Announcement</uri> </references> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-03-21T19:42:52Z"> jaervosz </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-03-21T19:43:49Z"> jaervosz </metadata> </glsa>