Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, when used in conjunction with VMWare Tools on a VMWare platform, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

This update fixes multiple critical security vulnerabilities which allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code or to cause a denial of service. The following CVE numbers have been assigned :

  - CVE-2008-4546

  - CVE-2009-3793

  - CVE-2010-1297

  - CVE-2010-2160

  - CVE-2010-2161

  - CVE-2010-2162

  - CVE-2010-2163

  - CVE-2010-2164

  - CVE-2010-2165

  - CVE-2010-2166

  - CVE-2010-2167

  - CVE-2010-2169

  - CVE-2010-2170

  - CVE-2010-2171

  - CVE-2010-2172

  - CVE-2010-2173

  - CVE-2010-2174

  - CVE-2010-2175

  - CVE-2010-2176

  - CVE-2010-2177

  - CVE-2010-2178

  - CVE-2010-2179

  - CVE-2010-2180

  - CVE-2010-2181

  - CVE-2010-2182

  - CVE-2010-2183

  - CVE-2010-2184

  - CVE-2010-2185

  - CVE-2010-2186

  - CVE-2010-2187

  - CVE-2010-2188

  - CVE-2010-2189

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201101-09 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Adobe Flash Player. For     further information please consult the CVE entries and the Adobe     Security Bulletins referenced below.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF     file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the     privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Versions of Mac OS X 10.6 earlier than 10.6.5 are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.  Mac OS X 10.6.5 contains security fixes for the following products :

  - AFP Server

  - Apache mod_perl

  - Apache

  - AppKit

  - ATS

  - CFNetwork

  - CoreGraphics

  - CoreText

  - CUPS

  - Directory Services

  - diskdev_cmds

Disk Images

  - Flash Player plug-in

  - gzip

  - Image Capture

  - ImageIO

  - Image RAW

  - Kernel

  - MySQL

  - neon

  - Networking

  - OpenLDAP

  - OpenSSL

  - Password Server

  - PHP

  - Printing

  - python

  - QuickLook

  - QuickTime

  - Safari RSS

  - Time Machine

  - Wiki Server

  - X11

  - xar

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5 that does not have Security Update 2010-007 applied. 

This security update contains fixes for the following products :

  - AFP Server
  - Apache mod_perl
  - ATS
  - CFNetwork
  - CoreGraphics
  - CoreText
  - CUPS
  - Directory Services
  - diskdev_cmds
  - Disk Images
  - Flash Player plug-in
  - gzip
  - ImageIO
  - Image RAW
  - MySQL
  - Password Server
  - PHP
  - Printing
  - python
  - QuickLook
  - Safari RSS
  - Wiki Server
  - X11

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.6.x that is prior to 10.6.5.

Mac OS X 10.6.5 contains security fixes for the following products :

  - AFP Server
  - Apache mod_perl
  - Apache
  - AppKit
  - ATS
  - CFNetwork
  - CoreGraphics
  - CoreText
  - CUPS
  - Directory Services
  - diskdev_cmds
  - Disk Images
  - Flash Player plug-in
  - gzip
  - Image Capture
  - ImageIO
  - Image RAW
  - Kernel
  - MySQL
  - neon
  - Networking
  - OpenLDAP
  - OpenSSL
  - Password Server
  - PHP
  - Printing
  - python
  - QuickLook
  - QuickTime
  - Safari RSS
  - Time Machine
  - Wiki Server
  - X11
  - xar

Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team reports :

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.45.2 and earlier. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

This Flash Player update fixes multiple critical security vulnerabilities which allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code or to cause a denial of service. The following CVE numbers have been assigned :

CVE-2008-4546, CVE-2009-3793, CVE-2010-1297, CVE-2010-2160, CVE-2010-2161, CVE-2010-2162, CVE-2010-2163, CVE-2010-2164, CVE-2010-2165, CVE-2010-2166, CVE-2010-2167, CVE-2010-2169, CVE-2010-2170, CVE-2010-2171, CVE-2010-2172, CVE-2010-2173, CVE-2010-2174, CVE-2010-2175, CVE-2010-2176, CVE-2010-2177, CVE-2010-2178, CVE-2010-2179, CVE-2010-2180, CVE-2010-2181, CVE-2010-2182, CVE-2010-2183, CVE-2010-2184, CVE-2010-2185, CVE-2010-2186, CVE-2010-2187, CVE-2010-2188, CVE-2010-2189

Versions of Flash Player earlier than 10.1.53.64 are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities, such as memory corruption, buffer overflows, and memory exhaustion, that could be exploited to cause an application crash or even allow execution of arbitrary code.

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.277.0 or 10.x before 10.1.53.63.  Such versions are affected by multiple vulnerabilities, such as memory corruption, buffer overflows, and memory exhaustion, that could be exploited to cause an application crash or even allow execution of arbitrary code.

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is earlier than 2.0.2.12610.  Such versions are affected by multiple vulnerabilities, such as memory corruption, buffer overflows, and memory exhaustion, that could be exploited to cause an application crash or even allow execution of arbitrary code.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
51736	SuSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (ZYPP Patch Number 7071)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
51658	GLSA-201101-09 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
50901	SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Numbers 2539 / 2541)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
5705	Mac OS X 10.6 < 10.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Generic	critical
50549	Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-007)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
50548	Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
47025	FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- multiple vulnerabilities (144e524a-77eb-11df-ae06-001b2134ef46)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
46881	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2010:0321-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
46880	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2010:0321-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
46879	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2010:0321-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
5569	Flash Player < 10.1.53.64 / 9.0.277.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-14)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	medium
46859	Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-14)	Nessus	Windows	high
46858	Adobe AIR < 2.0.2.12610 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-14)	Nessus	Windows	high

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