According to the security bulletin Adobe released yesterday, the netscape-flash version currently in portage is affected my multiple critical vulnerabilities that enable attackers to run arbitrary code in the context of the user. Thus, the netscape-flash package should be version bumped to the latest version available (7.0.68) as quick as possible.
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions Release Date: September 12, 2006 Vulnerability Identifier: APSB06-11 CVE Number: CVE-2006-3014, CVE-2006-3311, CVE-2006-3587, CVE-2006-3588, CVE-2006-4640 Platform: All Platforms Summary Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier versions that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF file must be loaded in Flash Player by the end user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. It is recommended that users update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform. Solution Adobe recommends all users of Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier versions upgrade to the newest version 9.0.16.0, by downloading it from the Player Download Center, or by using the auto-update mechanism within the product when prompted. For customers who cannot upgrade to Flash Player 9, please refer to the Flash Player update TechNote. Adobe provides a free license for redistributing Flash Player on company intranets or with other software products and services. For more information and to apply for a license, please use the online application. If you are unable to follow Adobe
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions Release Date: September 12, 2006 Vulnerability Identifier: APSB06-11 CVE Number: CVE-2006-3014, CVE-2006-3311, CVE-2006-3587, CVE-2006-3588, CVE-2006-4640 Platform: All Platforms Summary Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier versions that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF file must be loaded in Flash Player by the end user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. It is recommended that users update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform. Solution Adobe recommends all users of Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier versions upgrade to the newest version 9.0.16.0, by downloading it from the Player Download Center, or by using the auto-update mechanism within the product when prompted. For customers who cannot upgrade to Flash Player 9, please refer to the Flash Player update TechNote. Adobe provides a free license for redistributing Flash Player on company intranets or with other software products and services. For more information and to apply for a license, please use the online application. If you are unable to follow Adobes guidance in the Flash Player update TechNote or cannot move to a more recent version of Flash Player, please contact the Adobe Security Team at PSIRT@adobe.com for assistance with this update. Affected Software Versions Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24 and Earlier To verify the Flash Player version number, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on Flash content and select About Macromedia Flash Player from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check and the installation for each browser. Severity Rating Adobe categorizes this as a critical update and recommends affected users upgrade to version 9.0.16.0. Details Multiple input validation errors have been identified in Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier versions that could lead to the potential execution of arbitrary code. These vulnerabilities could be accessed through content delivered from a remote location via the users web browser, email client, or other applications that include or reference the Flash Player. (CVE-2006-3311, CVE-2006-3587, CVE-2006-3588) These updates include changes to prevent circumvention of the allowScriptAccess option. (CVE-2006-4640) These updates also include changes to the way the Flash Player 7 and Flash Player 8 ActiveX control behaves when invoked by Microsoft Office products on the Windows platform. These changes are similar to ones introduced in Flash Player 9. (CVE-2006-3014) Flash Player 8 update (8.0.33.0), and Flash Player 7 update (7.0.66.0 or 7.0.68.0) address security vulnerabilities in previous versions of Flash Player. Updated versions of Flash Player 7 for Linux and Solaris, which contain fixes for these vulnerabilities, are also available from the Adobe Player Download Center.
Closing as DUPLICATE since the next bug was assigned corectly first. Thx for the notification anyway though. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 147421 ***
