[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2706] Re: Major Flash security vulnerability

From: Walter F. Wallace (Walter.F.Wallace@Hitchcock.ORG)
Date: Fri Dec 20 2002 - 15:10:52 EST


Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov>
Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gBKKAqX14355; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:10:52 -0500 (EST)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:10:52 -0500 (EST)
Message-Id: <39768466@mailbox2.Hitchcock.ORG>
Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov
Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov
Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov
Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov
Precedence: bulk
From: Walter.F.Wallace@Hitchcock.ORG (Walter F. Wallace)
To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov>
Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2706] Re: Major Flash security vulnerability
X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
X-Mailer: BlitzMail® version 2.6.2/blitzserv 3.9.5h1
Status: O
Content-Length: 496
Lines: 13

--- You wrote:
According to <http://news.com.com/2100-1001-978261.html>, it appears that 
a major security hole has been found in the Flash/Shockwave player that 
could allow the execution of arbitrary code on any system.
--- end of quote ---

Steve --

I tried the address quoted above and came up empty-handed.  Do you have a better citation?  My organization's help desk people aren't buying it.  Where's the evidence?

Walter
walter.f.wallace@hitchcock.org
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Fri Jan 17 2003 - 14:44:50 EST