SB2012050806 - openSUSE update for flash-player
Published: May 8, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012050806
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) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0779)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to object type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening 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.