Notices
NSC-060316: Adobe Macromedia Flash Products Contain Vulnerabilities
National Cyber Alert System
Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-075A
Adobe Macromedia Flash Products Contain Vulnerabilities
Original release date: March 16, 2006
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, or other operating systems with any of the following Adobe Macromedia products installed:
* Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier
* Flash Professional 8* Flash Basic
* Flash MX 2004
* Flash Debug Player 7.0.14.0 and earlier
* Flex 1.5
* Breeze Meeting Add-In 5.1 and earlier
* Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11 and earlier
For more complete information, refer to Adobe Security Bulletin
APSB06-03.
Overview
There are critical vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash player andrelated software. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow aremote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause adenial of service on a vulnerable system.
I. Description
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-03 addresses vulnerabilities inMacromedia Flash Player and related software. Further information is available in the following US-CERT Vulnerability Note:VU#945060 - Adobe Macromedia Flash products contain multiple vulnerabilities
Several vulnerabilities in Adobe Macromedia Flash products may allow aremote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
(CVE-2006-0024)
Several operating systems, including Microsoft Windows (see Microsoft Security Advisory 916208), have vulnerable versions of Flash installed by default. Systems with Flash-enabled web browsers are vulnerable. Anattacker could host a specially crafted Flash file on a web site andconvince a user to visit the site.
II. Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code withthe privileges of the user. If the user is logged on withadministrative privileges, the attacker could take complete control ofan affected system. An attacker may also be able to cause a denial ofservice.
III. Solution
Apply Updates
Adobe has provided the updates for these vulnerabilities in APBS06-03.
Disable Flash
Please see Microsoft Security Advisory 916208 for instructions on howto disable Flash on Microsoft Windows. For other operating systems andweb browsers, please contact the appropriate vendor.
Appendix A. References
* Macromedia - APSB06-03: Flash Player Update to Address SecurityVulnerabilities -
<http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-03
.html>
* US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#945060 -
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/945060>
* CVE-2006-0024 -
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0024>
* Microsoft Security Advisory (916208) -
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/916208.mspx>
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Revision History
Mar 16, 2006: Initial release