July 2009

ID: 3863
Date: 23/07/2009

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Title: 3863 - Adobe Flash Player vulnerability
Platform level affected:Net Application - Client
Specific operating systems components affected: 32-bit Windows
Net-enabled software: Other
Other software: Web Browser
Remediation Summary:The manufacturer has reported a problem with this product but has yet to publish a solution. CPNI advise that additional care is exercised when using this product.
Vendors affected:Adobe
Applications affected:Adobe Flash versions 9 and 10. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 are affected, and other Adobe products with Flash support may be affected.
Adversity source: Unknown
Attack Vector: Vulnerability exploitation
Virulence: Unknown
Warning Status: Unknown
Potential Damage: Remote execution/modification
Possible Duration: Unknown
Availability of fix: Future
Type of fix: None
Source: US-Cert
Reliability of source: Trusted
Source URL: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
Abstract: Adobe Flash contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Adobe has released a blog post indicating that they are aware of reports of a vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.2 and Flash Player 9 and 10. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. An attacker may be able to trigger this vulnerability by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Flash (SWF) file. The SWF file could be hosted or embedded in a web page or contained in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. If an attacker can take control of a website or web server, trusted sites may exploit this vulnerability.

US-CERT is currently unaware of a practical solution to address this issue. Until a fix is available, users and administrators are encouraged to implement the following workarounds until the vendor releases additional information:

For more information see http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425

Additional URLs:

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/22/adobe_flash_attacks_go_wild/

 

 

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