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linux-flashplugin -- cross-site scripting vulnerability

Affected packages
linux-flashplugin <= 9.0r289
linux-f10-flashplugin < 10.3r181.22

Details

VuXML ID 57573136-920e-11e0-bdc9-001b2134ef46
Discovery 2011-05-13
Entry 2011-06-08

Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team reports:

An important vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.16 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.3.185.22 and earlier versions for Android. This universal cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2011-2107) could be used to take actions on a user's behalf on any website or webmail provider, if the user visits a malicious website. There are reports that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in active targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link delivered in an email message.

References

CVE Name CVE-2011-2107
URL http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-13.html