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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201407-02

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201407-02
Posted Jul 9, 2014
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201407-2 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 11.2.202.394 are affected.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2014-0537, CVE-2014-0539, CVE-2014-4671
SHA-256 | 85044e4c9979d0547fd22338cf59dcb647f50a3f24cdfa49392874af319742d2

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201407-02

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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 09, 2014
Bugs: #516750
ID: 201407-02

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, 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
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.394 >= 11.2.202.394

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, or cause 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-11.2.202.394"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0537
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0537
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0539
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0539
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-4671
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4671

Availability
============

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-02.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
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Copyright 2014 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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