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Old May 29, 2008, 04:37 PM // 16:37   #1
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Wander if I should post this here , says theres a vulnerability in adobe flash and that we should turn it off.

Overview of a similar case earlier.

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file with a negative Scene Count value, which passes a signed comparison, is used as an offset of a NULL pointer, and triggers a buffer overflow.


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2310320,00.asp
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:03 PM // 17:03   #2
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Does this affect Flash 10?
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:08 PM // 17:08   #3
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oh, i am not sure, but it does raise alarm since there are so many account getting hack now a days, i've block all flash and scripts to be on the safe side, beside they are very annoying.
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:08 PM // 17:08   #4
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That warnning is on a starting screen of wow, here it goes:

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Old May 29, 2008, 05:09 PM // 17:09   #5
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OMG so its quit serious then..., luckily I am using good old firefox and have the noscript lol add on, (i think noscript is a script too) lololol. b
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:11 PM // 17:11   #6
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Depending on what sites you are hitting. Many people begin to surf sites that sell gold, items, or bots. Because flash is active upon hitting a site, it has always been easy to inject code through the flash plugins on your browser.

http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xht...d=1200044YL3E0

Here is an article where someone gets money for it. Sounds like a good gig to me. *wink wink*
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:14 PM // 17:14   #7
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Noscript <3 .
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:18 PM // 17:18   #8
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Noscript <3 .
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:51 PM // 17:51   #9
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noscript doesnt work for this..... *.swf aren't javascripts....
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:54 PM // 17:54   #10
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noscript doesnt work for this..... *.swf aren't javascripts....
Flash contains Actionscript

And besides, noscript DOES block flash
http://noscript.net/
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:57 PM // 17:57   #11
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option, option... and then check the box that say forbids adobe(R) flash, hope that works.

Its better then using IE, IE gave me so many virus problems I can't even begin to describe the frustration... lol, so I refuse to be frustrated, hence I am using firefox now.
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:58 PM // 17:58   #12
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Yeah, NoScript does block flash, if you allow it to.

But anyway, I came on here after starting WoW to see if it was just WoW it was affecting, or if this might be one of the ways people are getting targeted on GW too.

Either way, update it.
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Old May 29, 2008, 06:18 PM // 18:18   #13
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Either way, upgrade it.
End of the story. There is a link in the first article to check your version of Flash (should be 9.0.124.0).
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Old May 29, 2008, 06:28 PM // 18:28   #14
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noscript doesnt work for this..... *.swf aren't javascripts....
I almost pissed myself when he said noscript. hahahahaha
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Old May 29, 2008, 10:13 PM // 22:13   #15
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I almost pissed myself when he said noscript. hahahahaha
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Old May 29, 2008, 10:18 PM // 22:18   #16
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I almost pissed myself when he said noscript. hahahahaha
Since when has noscript not autoblocked .swf on a site which isn't whitelisted....?
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Old May 29, 2008, 10:22 PM // 22:22   #17
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Ok, I'll bite...

...Why the hilarity over NoScript?
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Old May 29, 2008, 11:52 PM // 23:52   #18
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I know youtube uses flash, is it safe to browse youtube?

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Ok, I'll bite...

...Why the hilarity over NoScript?
Wondering myself.
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Old May 30, 2008, 01:42 AM // 01:42   #19
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Ok, I'll bite...

...Why the hilarity over NoScript?
Ignorance over what NoScript actually blocks.

My guess at the hilarity is that since the word "Script" is in the name of NoScript that it only blocks Javascript when in fact it blocks everything from Javascript to Silverlight to Flash to XSS to IFRAME to....

Of course, this tool only works if it's active.
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Old May 30, 2008, 03:46 AM // 03:46   #20
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