SB2017092604 - Gentoo update for Adobe Flash Player
Published: September 26, 2017
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11281)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11282)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3085)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, bypass certain security restrictions and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
4) Type confusion error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3106)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system
The vulnerability exists due to a 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 on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.