Bug 1235036 (CVE-2015-3113)

Summary:	CVE-2015-3113 flash-plugin: code execution issue fixed in APSB15-14
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Tomas Hoger <thoger>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	urgent
Version:	unspecified	CC:	ed.costello, emhuang, mmelanso, mtilburg, stransky
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	flash-plugin 11.2.202.468	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2015-06-24 19:49:42 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	1235038, 1235039, 1235040
Bug Blocks:	1235037

Description Tomas Hoger 2015-06-23 20:23:57 UTC

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-14 for Adobe Flash Player describes a flaw that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.

Quoting from the APSB15-14:

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2015-3113) that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.    

Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2015-3113 is being actively exploited in the wild via limited, targeted attacks. Systems running Internet Explorer for Windows 7 and below, as well as Firefox on Windows XP, are known targets.


External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-14.html

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2015-06-24 19:40:29 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2015:1184 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1184.html