- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: May 03, 2014 Bugs: #501960, #504286, #507176, #508986 ID: 201405-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which could result in execution of 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 < 11.2.202.356 >= 11.2.202.356 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF file using Adobe Flash Player, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to bypass the Same Origin Policy or read the clipboard via unspecified vectors. 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-11.2.202.356" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2014-0498 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0498 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0499 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0499 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-0502 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0502 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-0503 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0503 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-0504 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0504 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-0506 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0506 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-0507 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0507 [ 8 ] CVE-2014-0508 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0508 [ 9 ] CVE-2014-0509 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0509 [ 10 ] CVE-2014-0515 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0515 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.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 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