Description
The Settings Manager in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause victims to unknowingly click on a link or dialog via access control dialogs disguised as normal graphical elements, as demonstrated by hijacking the camera or microphone, and related to "clickjacking."
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 | 10.0.12.36-2.el5 | RHSA-2008:0945 |
| RHEL 4 | flash-plugin | 9.0.151.0-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| RHEL 3 | flash-plugin | 9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss | RHSA-2008:0980 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2008:0980 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0945 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- http://blog.guya.net/2008/10/07/malicious-camera-spying-using-clickjacking/
- 33390 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
- adobe-flash-click-hijacking(45721) vdb-entry
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
- 32702 third-party-advisory
- 34226 third-party-advisory
- 1020996 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200903-23 vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-08.html
- 32759 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0945 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0980 vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
- 32163 third-party-advisory
- 248586 vendor-advisory
- 32448 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2764 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:025 vendor-advisory
- http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20081007/clickjacking-details/
- 31625 vdb-entry