CVE-2007-4324 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass the Flash Player security sandbox to obtain sensitive information and port scan hosts via a malicious SWF file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-4324?

CVE-2007-4324 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 14 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

ActionScript 3 (AS3) in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0, and other versions and other 9.0.124.0 and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to bypass the Security Sandbox Model, obtain sensitive information, and port scan arbitrary hosts via a Flash (SWF) movie that specifies a connection to make, then uses timing discrepancies from the SecurityErrorEvent error to determine whether a port is open or not. NOTE: 9.0.115.0 introduces support for a workaround, but does not fix the vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4324?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Flash Player.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4324?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-4324 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fvv5-4452-jhc8.

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