Bug 819003 (CVE-2012-0779) - CVE-2012-0779 flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (APSB12-09)
Summary: CVE-2012-0779 flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (AP...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2012-0779
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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urgent
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 819004 819005 819006 819007
Blocks: 819017
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-05-04 14:57 UTC by Vincent Danen
Modified: 2021-02-23 14:49 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2012-05-23 09:23:10 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2012:0688 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: flash-plugin security update 2013-11-15 00:09:16 UTC

Description Vincent Danen 2012-05-04 14:57:35 UTC 
Adobe security bulletin APSB12-09 describes a security flaw that can lead to arbitrary code execution when a malicious SWF file is opened in Adobe Flash Player:

These updates address an object confusion vulnerability (CVE-2012-0779) that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. 
There are reports that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in active targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious file delivered in an email message. The exploit targets Flash Player on Internet Explorer for Windows only.

External References:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-09.html
Comment 2 Vincent Danen 2012-05-14 22:02:48 UTC 
Adobe has not yet made 10.3.x versions for Linux/UNIX available for download as of yet.
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2012-05-23 08:50:49 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in following products:

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

Via RHSA-2012:0688 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0688.html
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