[FG-VD-10-020]Adobe Flash Player Remote Memory corruption Vulnerability

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[FG-VD-10-020]Adobe Flash Player Remote Memory corruption Vulnerability


Fortinet Discovers Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability
2010.Nov.04

Summary:

    Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a Memory corruption vulnerability 
in Adobe Flash Player(Flash10h.ocx), which may lead to arbitrary code 
execution or Denial of Service.

Impact:

    Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service

Risk:

    High

Affected Software:

    Adobe Flash Player 10  all versions
    Adobe Flash Professional

Additional Information:

    A potential remote code execution vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash 
Player10(Flash10h.ocx).
    It'll crash browser when Adobe Flash Player(Flash10h.ocx) tries playing a 
malicious flv video. 

Solutions:

    * Users should apply the solution provided by Adobe(APSB10-26 
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html ). 

    * FortiGuard Labs released a signature to protect against this 
vulnerability.


Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet?s intrusion prevention (IPS) 
service should be protected against this vulnerability. Fortinet?s IPS service 
is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer 
comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam 
capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both 
application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by 
the FortiGuard Global Security Research Team, which enables Fortinet to deliver 
a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day 
protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all 
FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows 
responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a 
threat's lifecycle. 

References: 

Adobe Security Bulletin: 
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html
CVE ID: CVE-2010-3637 (FG-VD-10-020) 

Acknowledgment:

Xiaopeng Zhang of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs

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