Bug 1221067 – CVE-2015-3079 flash-plugin: security bypass leading to information disclosure (APSB15-09)

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Bug 1221067 - (CVE-2015-3079) CVE-2015-3079 flash-plugin: security bypass leading to information disclosure (APSB15-09)

Summary:	CVE-2015-3079 flash-plugin: security bypass leading to information disclosure...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2015-3079

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:	1221038 1221039 1221040
Blocks:	1221049
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Reported:	2015-05-13 05:17 EDT by Tomas Hoger
Modified:	2015-11-25 05:33 EST (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	flash-plugin 11.2.202.460
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2015-05-13 09:01:42 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:1005	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: flash-plugin security update	2015-05-13 12:44:17 EDT

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Description Tomas Hoger 2015-05-13 05:17:08 EDT

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-09 for Adobe Flash Player describes a security bypass vulnerability that can be used to disclose sensitive information when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.

Quoting from the APSB15-09:

These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-3079), and provide additional hardening to protect against CVE-2015-3044. 


The CVE-2015-3044 was fixed via APSB15-06 and is tracked in Red Hat Bugzilla via bug 1211894.

External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-09.html

Comment 1 errata-xmlrpc 2015-05-13 08:44:41 EDT

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-2015:1005 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1005.html

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