Issued:
2008-11-12
Updated:
2008-11-18

RHSA-2008:0980 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Critical: flash-plugin security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Topic

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.

[Updated 18th November 2008]
This erratum has been updated to include a reference to the additional
CVE-named issue that was not public at the time of release. The security
impact of the erratum has also been upgraded to Critical. No changes have
been made to the packages.

Description

The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player
Web browser plug-in.

A flaw was found in the way Adobe Flash Player wrote content to the
clipboard. A malicious SWF (Shockwave Flash) file could populate the
clipboard with a URL that could cause the user to accidentally or
mistakenly load an attacker-controlled URL. (CVE-2008-3873)

A flaw was found with Adobe's ActionScript scripting language which allowed
Flash scripts to initiate file uploads and downloads without user
interaction. ActionScript's FileReference.browse and FileReference.download
method calls can now only be initiated via user interaction, such as
through mouse-clicks or key-presses on the keyboard. (CVE-2008-4401)

A flaw was found in Adobe Flash Player's display of Settings Manager
content. A malicious SWF file could trick the user into unintentionally or
mistakenly clicking a link or a dialog which could then give the malicious
SWF file permission to access the local machine's camera or microphone.
(CVE-2008-4503)

Flaws were found in the way Flash Player restricted the interpretation and
usage of cross-domain policy files. A remote attacker could use Flash
Player to conduct cross-domain and cross-site scripting attacks
(CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2007-6243). This update provides enhanced fixes for
these issues.

Flash Player contains a flaw in the way it interprets HTTP response
headers. An attacker could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting
attack against the user running Flash Player. (CVE-2008-4818)

A flaw was found in the way Flash Player handles the ActionScript
attribute. A malicious site could use this flaw to inject arbitrary HTML
content, confusing the user running the browser. (CVE-2008-4823)

A flaw was found in the way Flash Player interprets policy files. It was
possible to bypass a non-root domain policy, possibly allowing a malicious
site to access data in a different domain. (CVE-2008-4822)

A flaw was found in how Flash Player's jar: protocol handler interacts with
Mozilla. A malicious flash application could use this flaw to disclose
sensitive information. (CVE-2008-4821)

Updated Flash Player also extends mechanisms to help prevent an attacker
from executing a DNS rebinding attack. (CVE-2008-4819)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should upgrade to this updated package,
which contains Flash Player version 9.0.151.0.

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/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4ES i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4AS i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 252292 - CVE-2007-4324 Flash movie can determine whether a TCP port is open
  • BZ - 440664 - CVE-2007-6243 Flash Player cross-domain and cross-site scripting flaws
  • BZ - 465736 - CVE-2008-3873 flash: clipboard hijack attack
  • BZ - 466154 - CVE-2008-4401 flash-plugin: upload/download user interaction
  • BZ - 466344 - CVE-2008-4503 Adobe Flash Player clickjacking
  • BZ - 470116 - CVE-2008-4818 Flash Player XSS
  • BZ - 470123 - CVE-2008-4819 Flash Player DNS rebind attack
  • BZ - 470128 - CVE-2008-4823 Flash Player HTML injection flaw
  • BZ - 470130 - CVE-2008-4822 Flash Player policy file interpretation flaw
  • BZ - 470131 - CVE-2008-4821 Flash Player jar: protocol handler

CVEs

References

This erratum does not contain any packages.

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.