Adobe Flash Player/Air Multiple Vulnerabilities - dec09 (Linux)

Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Flash Player/Air and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, gain elevated privileges, gain knowledge of certain information and conduct clickjacking attacks. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Update to Adobe Air 1.5.3 or Adobe Flash Player 10.0.42.34 http://get.adobe.com/air http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
Insight
The multiple Flaws are due to: - An error occured while parsing JPEG dimensions contained within an SWF file can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. - An unspecified error may allow injection of data and potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code. - An unspecified error possibly related to 'getProperty()' can be exploited to corrupt memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code. - An unspecified error can be exploited to corrupt memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code. - An integer overflow error when generating ActionScript exception handlers in 'Verifier::parseExceptionHandlers()' can be exploited to corrupt memory. - Various unspecified errors may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code. - An error may disclose information about local file names.
Affected
Adobe AIR version prior to 1.5.3 Adobe Flash Player 10 version prior to 10.0.42.34 on Linux
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