__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Macromedia Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities [Macromedia Security Bulletin APSB06-03] March 15, 2006 19:00 GMT Number Q-147 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player. PLATFORM: Flash Player versions 8.0.22.0 and earlier Breeze Meeting Add-In Version 5.1 and earlier Shockwave Player version 10.1.0.11 and earlier Flash Debug Player version 7.0.14.0 and earlier DAMAGE: Could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. An attacker, remote to local user, could ASSESSMENT: allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-147.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Macromedia Security Bulletin APSB06-03 http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone /apsb06-03.html CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2006-0024 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start Macromedia Security Bulletin APSB06-03 *****] APSB06-03 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities Originally posted: March 14, 2006 CVE Identifier CVE-2006-0024 Summary Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform. Solution Adobe recommends all Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier users upgrade to the new version 8.0.24.0, which can be downloaded from the Player Download Center. For customers that cannot upgrade to Flash Player 8, please refer to the Flash Player 7 update TechNote. Adobe provides a free license for redistributing Flash Player on company intranets, or with software product or services. For more information and to apply for a license, use the online application. If you are unable to follow Adobe’s guidance or cannot move to a more recent version of Flash Player, please contact the Adobe Security Team at PSIRT@adobe.com for guidance around this update. Adobe recommends Breeze customers upgrade to Breeze Meeting Add-In version 5.1 SP1, which can be downloaded via the following links: Breeze Meeting Add-In Version 5.1 SP1 for Windows Breeze Meeting Add-In Version 5.1 SP1 for Macintosh OS X Shockwave Player includes the Flash Asset Xtra. Adobe recommends Shockwave Player customers upgrade to Shockwave Player 10.1.1, which updates the Flash Asset Xtra version number to 8.0.24.0. Affected Software Versions Flash Player versions 8.0.22.0 and earlier To verify the Flash Player version number, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on Flash content and select About Macromedia Flash Player from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check, and the installation for each browser. Breeze Meeting Add-In Version 5.1 and earlier To verify the Breeze Meeting Add-In version number, enter a meeting room and select Help>About Breeze Meeting. Shockwave Player version 10.1.0.11 and earlier To verify the Shockwave Player version number, access the Test Shockwave Player page. Flash Debug Player version 7.0.14.0 and earlier To verify the Flash Player version number, access the About Flash Player page , or right-click on Flash content and select About Macromedia Flash Player from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check, and the installation for each browser. Severity Rating Adobe categorizes this as a critical update and recommends affected users update to Flash Player 8.0.24.0. Details Flash Player 8 update (8.0.24.0), and Flash Player 7 update (7.0.63.0) address security vulnerabilities in previous versions of Flash Player, which could lead to the potential execution of arbitrary code. These vulnerabilities could be a ccessed through content delivered from a remote location via the user’s web browser, email client, or other applications that include or reference the Flash Player. Updated versions of Flash Player 7 for Linux and Solaris, which contain fixes for these vulnerabilities, are also available from the Adobe Player Download Center. Affected Software Recommended Player Update Availability Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier 8.0.24.0 or 7.0.63.0 Player Download Center Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier - network distribution 8.0.24.0 or 7.0.63.0 Player Licensing Flash Professional 8, Flash Basic 8.0.24.0 Flash Player 8 Update for Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 Flash MX 2004 7.0.63.0 Flash Player 7 Update for Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004 Flex 1.5 8.0.24.0 Flash Debug Player Updater Breeze Meeting Add-In 7.0.55.331 (Win), 7.0.55.118 (Mac) Breeze Downloads Page Shockwave Player 10.1.1 Shockwave Player Download Center Acknowledgements Adobe would like to thank Microsoft for reporting these vulnerabilities and for working with us to help protect our customers' security. Revisions March 14, 2006 — Bulletin first created. [***** End Macromedia Security Bulletin APSB06-03 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Macromedia for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is also a founding member of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global organization established to foster cooperation and coordination among computer security teams worldwide. CIAC services are available to DOE, DOE contractors, and the NIH. 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