Description
Interaction error between Adobe Flash and multiple Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) services allow remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) style attacks by using the Flash navigateToURL function to send a SOAP message to a UPnP control point, as demonstrated by changing the primary DNS server.
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 | 9.0.124.0-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| RHEL 4 | flash-plugin | 9.0.124.0-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| RHEL 3 | flash-plugin | 9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss | RHSA-2008:0221 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0221 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11435 vdb-entry signature
- 29865 third-party-advisory
- 30507 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html
- 20080113 Hacking The Interwebs mailing-list
- ADV-2008-1724 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:0221 vendor-advisory
- TA08-150A third-party-advisory
- 30430 third-party-advisory
- adobe-flash-navigatetourl-csrf(41718) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2008-05-28 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:022 vendor-advisory
- 1019807 vdb-entry
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-the-interwebs/
- 29763 third-party-advisory
- 28696 vdb-entry
- 238305 vendor-advisory
- VU#347812 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200804-21 vendor-advisory
- 20080113 Hacking The Interwebs mailing-list
- ADV-2008-1697 vdb-entry
- TA08-100A third-party-advisory