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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2003.0154 -- Macromedia Product Security Bulletin MPSB03-03 Security Patch for Macromedia Flash Player 06 March 2003 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Flash Player Vendor: Macromedia Operating System: Windows Linux UNIX Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Reduced Security Access Required: Remote - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- MPSB03-03 Security Patch for Macromedia Flash Player http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?id=23821 Originally posted: March 3, 2003 ~~~~~~~ SUMMARY Macromedia is committed to the security of Macromedia Flash Player, and invests considerable ongoing effort to ensure that we protect the security and privacy of all Macromedia Flash Player users and all websites serving Macromedia Flash content. To ensure that the code we write and the software we release is as secure as possible, we have enhanced our testing practices, worked with third parties to evaluate our software architecture, and tested our software with detailed penetration tests. We hire and welcome third parties from the security field to help us deliver the most secure software possible. Macromedia is dedicated to protecting the security and privacy of its customers. This is a long-term effort for Macromedia across all products. As part of that commitment, Macromedia recently appointed Paul Madar as its chief product security officer. Madar will work within the company, our developer community, and the security field to bring a relentless focus on this initiative. Madar runs product development for servers and recently ran product development for all Macromedia products. Recently, Macromedia became aware of potential security issues with Macromedia Flash Player. A new version of Macromedia Flash Player fixes these issues to protect our users from any content that attempts to execute this type of malicious code. The cumulative security patch is available today and addresses the potential for future exploits surrounding buffer overflows (read/write) and sandbox integrity within the player which might allow malicious users to gain access to a user’s computer. The security patch addresses this issue while maintaining the robust security framework for delivering rich application experiences. ~~~~~~~ SEVERITIY RATING Macromedia categorizes this issue as a critical update and recommends users immediately update to the newest player. ~~~~~~~ WHAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD DO: Macromedia has released a cumulative security patch for Macromedia Flash Player (6,0,79,0), which you can download on the Macromedia Player Download Center at: http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reporting Security Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macromedia is committed to addressing security issues and providing customers with the information on how they can protect themselves. If you identify what you believe may be a security issue with a Macromedia product, please send an e-mail to secure@macromedia.com. We will work to appropriately address and communicate the issue. ~~~~~~~ Receiving Security Bulletins: When Macromedia becomes aware of a security issue that we believe significantly affects our products or customers, we will notify customers when appropriate. Typically, this notification will be in the form of a security bulletin explaining the issue and the response. Macromedia customers who would like to receive notification of new security bulletins when they are released can sign up for our security notification service. For additional information on security issues at Macromedia, please visit the Security Zone at: http://www.macromedia.com/security ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MACROMEDIA IN THIS BULLETIN IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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