Bug 1525508 – CVE-2017-11305 flash-plugin: unintended reset of global settings preference file vulnerability (APSB17-42)

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Bug 1525508 - (CVE-2017-11305) CVE-2017-11305 flash-plugin: unintended reset of global settings preference file vulnerability (APSB17-42)

Summary:	CVE-2017-11305 flash-plugin: unintended reset of global settings preference f...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2017-11305

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

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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	1532813 1532814
Blocks:	1525509
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Reported:	2017-12-13 08:04 EST by Andrej Nemec
Modified:	2018-01-10 16:05 EST (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	flash-plugin 28.0.0.126
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2018:0081	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: flash-plugin security update	2018-01-10 20:56:19 EST

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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-12-13 08:04:03 EST

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB17-42 for Adobe Flash Player describes a business logic error flaw that can possibly lead to unintended reset of global settings preference file when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.

External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-42.html

Comment 1 Blake Powers 2018-01-08 09:31:50 EST

Hello, everyone.

I have a customer for which this is issue is associated and they wanted 
to note that this is DoD "IAVA-A-0357".

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2018-01-10 15:56:41 EST

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

Via RHSA-2018:0081 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0081

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