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linux-flashplugin -- remote code execution vulnerability

Affected packages
linux-flashplugin <= 9.0r289
linux-f10-flashplugin < 10.2r159.1

Details

VuXML ID 32b05547-6913-11e0-bdc4-001b2134ef46
Discovery 2011-01-20
Entry 2011-04-17

Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team reports:

A critical vulnerability exists in Flash Player 10.2.153.1 and earlier versions (Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.25 and earlier for Chrome users) for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, Adobe Flash Player 10.2.156.12 and earlier versions for Android, and the Authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

This vulnerability (CVE-2011-0611) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks via a malicious Web page or a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment, targeting the Windows platform. At this time, Adobe is not aware of any attacks via PDF targeting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode mitigations would prevent an exploit of this kind from executing.

References

CVE Name CVE-2011-0611
URL http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-02.html