CVE-2007-6242

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to "input validation errors."

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 60.63% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28157 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30507 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28570 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1724/references third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-355A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39128 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26951 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-07.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9188 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28161 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1126.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238305-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4258 third party advisory vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019116 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28213 third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6242?
CVE-2007-6242 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6242?
To fix CVE-2007-6242, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6242 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6242 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~61% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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