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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0520: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0520: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/26/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 does not properly remove references to destroyed objects during Shockwave Flash file processing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to a "buffer overflow issue."

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-plugins-adobe-flash

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