SB2013022806 - openSUSE update for flash-player
Published: February 28, 2013 Updated: September 17, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013022806
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0504)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Flash Player broker service. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site serving malicious Flash (SWF) content, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
2) Arbitrary code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0643)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error when handling permissions of the Flash Player Firefox sandbox. A remote attacker can create specially crafted Web site serving malicious Flash (SWF) content, trick the victim into visiting it, bypass the sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
3) Arbitrary code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0648)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error in the ExternalInterface ActionScript feature. A remote attacker can create specially crafted Web site serving malicious Flash (SWF) content, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.