Property Help Safety advisories Security bulletin Flash Participant update accessible to handle safety vulnerabilities
Release date: July 10, 2007
Vulnerability identifier: APSB07-12
CVE quantity: CVE-2007-3456, CVE-2007-3457, CVE-2007-2022
Platform: All platforms
Summary
Critical vulnerabilities are determined in Adobe Flash Participant that may enable an attacker who efficiently exploits these prospective vulnerabilities to consider handle from the impacted system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities. Customers are encouraged to update towards the most present version of Flash Player offered for their platform.
Impacted application versions
Adobe Flash Participant nine.0.45.0 and before,
Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key, eight.0.34.0 and previously,
Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2010, and seven.0.69.0 and earlier.
To verify the Adobe Flash Player edition range, entry the About Flash Participant web page,
Office 2010 Product Key, or right-click on Flash content and pick “About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player” through the menu. Should you use multiple browsers, complete the check out for each browser you have put in on your technique.
Remedy
Adobe suggests all consumers of Adobe Flash Participant 9.0.forty five.0 and previously versions upgrade towards the latest version 9.0.47.0 (Win,
Office Standard, Mac, Solaris) or nine.0.48.0 (Linux), by downloading it from the Participant Download Middle, or by making use of the auto-update mechanism inside the products when prompted.
For customers who are unable to upgrade to Adobe Flash Participant 9, Adobe has produced a patched version of Flash Player seven. Please refer to your Flash Participant update TechNote.
Severity rating
Adobe categorizes this as a vital issue and recommends affected customers upgrade to version nine.0.47.0 (Win, Mac, Solaris) or nine.0.48.0 (Linux).
Details
An input validation error has become discovered in Flash Participant 9.0.45.0 and before variations that could cause the possible execution of arbitrary code. This vulnerability might be accessed by way of content delivered from a remote site via the user’s world wide web browser,
Buy Windows 7, e-mail consumer, or other programs that incorporate or reference the Flash Participant. (CVE-2007-3456)
An concern with inadequate validation with the HTTP Referer has become discovered in Flash Player 8.0.34.0 and earlier. This issue will not impact Flash Participant nine. This situation could possibly assist an attacker in executing a cross-site request forgery attack. (CVE-2007-3457)
The Linux and Solaris updates for Flash Participant 7 (7.0.70.0) deal with the issues with Flash Player and the Opera and Konqueror browsers explained in Safety Advisory APSA07-03. These concerns tend not to affect Flash Participant 9 on Linux or Solaris. (CVE-2007-2022)
Affected software Suggested player update Availability Flash Player nine.0.45.0 and earlier
9.0.47.0
Participant Obtain Center
Flash Player 9.0.45.0 and previously network distribution
9.0.47.0
Player Licensing
Flash Player 9.0.45.0 and previously for Linux
nine.0.48.0
Player Download Middle
Flash CS3 Professional
9.0.47.0
Flash Participant 9 Update for Flash CS3 Professional
Flash Professional eight, Flash Basic
8.0.35.0
Flash Player 8 Update for Flash Professional 8, Flash Basic
Flex 2.0
nine.0.47.0
Flash Debug Participant Updater
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank Stefano DiPaola, Elia Florio and Giorgio Fedon for reporting the input validation error (CVE-2007-3456) and for working with us to help protect our customers’ safety.
Adobe would like to thank Daiki Fukumori of Secure Sky Technology, Inc. for reporting the HTTP Referer vulnerability (CVE-2007-3457) and for working with us to help protect our customers' security.
Adobe would like to thank Mark Hills for reporting the problems with Flash Player and also the Opera and Konqueror browsers previously explained in Security Advisory APSA07-03 (CVE-2007-2022) and for working with Opera to help protect our mutual customers' protection.
Revisions
July 10, 2007 — Security bulletin first created.
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