Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Control 'navigateToURL' API Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

BID:26960

Info

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Control 'navigateToURL' API Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26960
Class: Origin Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-6244
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 18 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:50AM
Credit: Adobe credits Adam Barth and Collin Jackson of Stanford University with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Turbolinux wizpy 0
Turbolinux FUJI 0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_88
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Extras 4.6.z
RedHat Enterprise Linux Extras 4.5.z
RedHat Enterprise Linux Extras 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Extras 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 client
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7 0
Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 1000 Rel 3.0
Gentoo Linux
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31.0
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28.0
Adobe Flash Player 8.0.35.0
Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0
Adobe Flash Player 7.0.70.0
Adobe Flash Player 7.0.69.0
Not Vulnerable: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0

Discussion

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Control 'navigateToURL' API Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

The Adobe Flash Player ActiveX control is prone to a cross-domain scripting vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another domain.

This issue affects Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0, 8.0.35.0, and prior versions.

NOTE: This issue was previously disclosed in BID 26929 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Security Vulnerabilities) but has been assigned its own BID because new technical details are available.

Exploit / POC

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Control 'navigateToURL' API Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following exploit code is available

Solution / Fix

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Control 'navigateToURL' API Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Adobe Flash Player 7.0.69.0

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28.0

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31.0

Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0

Turbolinux FUJI 0

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0

References

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