SB2014043001 - openSUSE update for flash-player
Published: April 30, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014043001
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0515)
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 pixel bender component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening 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.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.