Bug 1235036 – CVE-2015-3113 flash-plugin: code execution issue fixed in APSB15-14

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Bug 1235036 - (CVE-2015-3113) CVE-2015-3113 flash-plugin: code execution issue fixed in APSB15-14

Summary:	CVE-2015-3113 flash-plugin: code execution issue fixed in APSB15-14

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2015-3113

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:	1235038 1235039 1235040
Blocks:	1235037
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Reported:	2015-06-23 16:23 EDT by Tomas Hoger
Modified:	2018-02-12 13:41 EST (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

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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 15:49:42 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:1184	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: flash-plugin security update	2015-06-24 19:40:20 EDT

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Description Tomas Hoger 2015-06-23 16:23:57 EDT

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 15:40:29 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-2015:1184 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1184.html

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