Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to 9.0.48.0 and 8.x up to 8.0.35.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a SWF file that uses the asfunction: protocol or (2) the navigateToURL function when used with the Flash Player ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 9.0.115.0-1.el5 | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| RHEL 4 | flash-plugin | 9.0.115.0-1.el4 | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| RHEL 3 | flash-plugin | 9.0.115.0-1.el3.with.oss | RHSA-2007:1126 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 2
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0/9.0.x - 'main.swf?baseurl' asfunction: Protocol Handler Cross-Site Scripting EDB-30905 · remote · Dec 18, 2007 · verified
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.x/8.0.x/9.0.x - ActiveX Control 'navigateToURL' API Cross Domain Scripting EDB-30907 · remote · Dec 18, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2007:1126 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- SUSE-SA:2007:069 vendor-advisory
- 28157 third-party-advisory
- 30507 third-party-advisory
- adobe-navigatetourl-xss(39131) vdb-entry
- 28570 third-party-advisory
- 26960 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1724 vdb-entry
- TA07-355A third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200801-07 vendor-advisory
- http://crypto.stanford.edu/advisories/CVE-2007-6244/
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10210 vdb-entry signature
- 26929 vdb-entry
- 28161 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2007:1126 vendor-advisory
- adobe-asfunction-protocol-xss(39130) vdb-entry
- 238305 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-4258 vdb-entry
- 1019116 vdb-entry
- 26949 vdb-entry
- VU#758769 third-party-advisory
- 28213 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html