*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported:
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.270 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address a vulnerability (CVE-2012-1535) that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in limited targeted attacks, distributed through a malicious Word document. The exploit targets the ActiveX version of Flash Player for Internet Explorer on Windows. Reference: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html ** Affects: adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1535 ** Changed in: adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Visibility changed to: Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Canonical Partner Developers, which is subscribed to adobe-flashplugin in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1037020 Title: (CVE-2012-1535) <adobe-flashplugin-11.2.202.238: code execution flaw (APSB12-18) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adobe-flashplugin/+bug/1037020/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~canonical-partner-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~canonical-partner-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
