CVE-2007-6243

Description

Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to 9.0.48.0, 8.x up to 8.0.35.0, and 7.x up to 7.0.70.0 does not sufficiently restrict the interpretation and usage of cross-domain policy files, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-domain and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 46.43% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29865 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30507 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28570 third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11069 vdb entry signature
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/32702 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1724/references vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-355A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-07.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0221.html vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2345675516/index.html third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/935737 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer9_security.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26929 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28161 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29763 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238305-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4258 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019116 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26966 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-21.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32448 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39129 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-100A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28213 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6243?
CVE-2007-6243 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6243?
To fix CVE-2007-6243, 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-2007-6243 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6243 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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