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Flash Player Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA19218
Release Date: 2006-03-15
Last Update: 2006-05-09
Popularity: 51,857 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Macromedia Breeze / Acrobat Connect Professional 5.x
Macromedia Breeze 4.x
Macromedia Breeze Meeting Add-In
Macromedia Flash 8.x
Macromedia Flash MX 2004
Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004
Macromedia Flash Player 7.x
Macromedia Flash Player 8.x
Macromedia Flex 1.x
Shockwave Player 10.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0024


Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Flash Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to unspecified boundary errors and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a user's system when a malicious SWF file is loaded.

Solution:
Install updated versions.

Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier:
Update to version 8.0.24.0 or 7.0.63.0.
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash

Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier - network distribution:
Update to version 8.0.24.0 or 7.0.63.0.
http://www.macromedia.com/licensing/distribution

Flash Professional 8, Flash Basic:
Update to version 8.0.24.0.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/downloads.html

Flash MX 2004:
Update to version 7.0.63.0.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/downloads.html

Flex 1.5:
Update to version 8.0.24.0.
http://www.macromedia.com/go/3d2855d6

Breeze Meeting Add-In:
Update to version 7.0.55.331 (Win) or 7.0.55.118 (Mac).
http://adobe.breezecentral.com/common/help/en/support/downloads.htm

Shockwave Player:
Update to version 10.1.1.
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Microsoft for reporting the vulnerabilities.

Changelog:
2006-03-17: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2006-05-09: Updated link to vendor advisory. Added additional details.

Original Advisory:
Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia):
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-03.html

Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/916208.mspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#945060:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/945060


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