CVE-2017-3080

Las versiones 26.0.0.131 y anteriores de Adobe Flash Player, presentan una vulnerabilidad de omisión de seguridad relacionada con la API Flash utilizada por Internet Explorer. Una explotación con éxito conllevaría a la divulgación de información.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Enhanced Protected Mode sandbox of vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash Player and disclose file contents. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the BrokerCreateFile method. An attacker can use this component to read the contents of any file that the current user has access to.

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 26.0.0.137. Security Fix: This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content.