[RHSA-2009:0334-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0334-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0334.html

Issue date: 2009-02-25

CVE Names: CVE-2009-0519 CVE-2009-0520

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1. Summary:

 

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues is

now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras.

 

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386

 

3. Description:

 

The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player

Web browser plug-in.

 

Multiple input validation flaws were found in the way Flash Player

displayed certain SWF (Shockwave Flash) content. An attacker could use

these flaws to create a specially-crafted SWF file that could cause

flash-plugin to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when the victim

loaded a page containing the specially-crafted SWF content. (CVE-2009-0520,

CVE-2009-0519)

 

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which

upgrades Flash Player to version 9.0.159.0.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

487141 - CVE-2009-0519 flash-plugin: Input validation flaw (DoS)

487142 - CVE-2009-0520 flash-plugin: Buffer overflow (arbitrary code execution) via crafted SWF file.

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

flash-plugin-9.0.159.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0519

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0520

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.

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