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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2007.0373 -- [Solaris]
Security Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player May Allow
Unauthorized Header Injection into HTTP Requests
1 June 2007
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Flash Player
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris 10
Impact: Reduced Security
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-5330
Ref: ESB-2006.0783
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102932-1
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102932
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player May Allow
Unauthorized Header Injection into HTTP Requests
* Category: Security
* Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
* BugIDs: 6491186
* Avoidance: Patch
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 30-May-2007
* Date Closed: 30-May-2007
* Date Modified:
1. Impact
Security vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player product shipped
with Solaris 10 may allow remote users who create applications that
are viewed with the Flash Player to generate unauthorized HTTP
requests from the affected host by inserting arbitrary HTTP headers.
This could assist in activities such as HTTP Request Splitting
attacks.
These issues are described in the following documents:
* APSB06-18 at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-18.html
* CVE-2006-5330 at:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5330
2. Contributing Factors
These issues can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 10 without patch 125332-01
x86 Platform
* Solaris 10 without patch 125333-01
Note 1: Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 are not affected by this issue.
Note 2: This issue can occur in Adobe Flash Player 7.x for Solaris
10 prior to 7.0 r67
The Adobe Flash Player shipped with Solaris 10 is a Web Browser
plugin, meaning that the Web Browser should be used to determine the
version of the Flash Player in use. For example, when using the
Mozilla Browser, visit the following URL:
about:plugins
and search for the Flash Player in the list of plugins.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issues have been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue, please see the resolution
section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 125332-01 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 125333-01 or later
Note: The above listed patches will upgrade the Flash Player to
version 7.0 r67.
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Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
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