Bug 1162913 – CVE-2014-0583 CVE-2014-8442 flash-plugin: privilege escalation from low to medium integrity level (APSB14-24)

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Bug 1162913 - (CVE-2014-0583, CVE-2014-8442) CVE-2014-0583 CVE-2014-8442 flash-plugin: privilege escalation from low to medium integrity level (APSB14-24)

Summary:	CVE-2014-0583 CVE-2014-8442 flash-plugin: privilege escalation from low to me...

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2014-0583, CVE-2014-8442

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	1162916 1162917 1162918
Blocks:	1162919
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Reported:	2014-11-11 20:00 EST by Murray McAllister
Modified:	2015-11-25 05:19 EST (History)
CC List:	6 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	flash-plugin 11.2.202.418
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2014-11-13 03:07:00 EST
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Description Murray McAllister 2014-11-11 20:00:03 EST

Adobe has released Flash Player 11.2.202.418 for Linux to correct the following flaws:

* These updates resolve a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could be exploited to perform privilege escalation from low to medium integrity level (CVE-2014-0583).

* These updates resolve a permission issue that could be exploited to perform privilege escalation from low to medium integrity level (CVE-2014-8442).

External References:

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.html

Comment 3 Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala 2014-11-13 03:07:00 EST

Statement:

Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the linux version of the flash-plugin package.

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