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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                               ASB-2010.0139
          Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and
          Adobe Acrobat could lead to execution of arbitrary code
                                7 June 2010

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Adobe Flash Player
                      Adobe Reader
                      Adobe Acrobat
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                      Windows
Impact/Access:        Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                      Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:           Mitigation
CVE Names:            CVE-2010-1297  
Member content until: Wednesday, July  7 2010

OVERVIEW

        Vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and
        Adobe Acrobat which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.


IMPACT

        The vendor has provided the following information regarding this 
        issue:
        
        "A critical  vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and
        earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris operating
        systems, and the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader
        and Acrobat 9.x for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX operating systems. This
        vulnerability (CVE-2010-1297) could cause a crash and potentially allow
        an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports
        that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against
        both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat" [1]


MITIGATION

        The vendor does not have a fix at this time but has supplied the
        following mitigation steps:
        
        "Adobe Flash Player:
        
        The Flash Player 10.1 Release Candidate available at
        http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ does not appear to
        be vulnerable.
        
        Adobe Reader and Acrobat:
        
        Deleting, renaming, or removing access to the authplay.dll file that
        ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x mitigates the threat for those
        products, but users will experience a non-exploitable crash or error
        message when opening a PDF file that contains SWF content.
        
        The authplay.dll that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for
        Windows is typically located at
        C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\authplay.dll for Adobe
        Reader or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\authplay.dll
        for Acrobat.
        
        Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x are confirmed not vulnerable."[1]


REFERENCES

        [1] Security Advisory for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat
            http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html

AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate.  However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is
the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in
accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.

If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in 
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT 
Incident Reporting Form at:

        http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192

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The University of Queensland
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Qld 4072

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