SB2013121702 - SUSE Linux update for flash-player
Published: December 17, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013121702
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Type confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5331)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to type confusion error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site or . swf file, 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.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5332)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.