26C3: Protection against Flash security holes


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30 December 2009, 11:38

26C3: Protection against Flash security holes

Felix "FX" Lindner of Recurity Labs presented his open source "Blitzableiter" (lightning rod) project at the 26th Chaos Communication Congress (26C3). The tool analyses and cleans up Flash code before playback and is designed to prevent security holes in Adobe Flash from being exploited. Flash is one of the most commonly used points of entry for attackers who try to compromise PCs during visits to web pages.

To prevent the frequently recurring security issues in Adobe's software from being exploited, the Blitzableiter tool checks SWF files for their integrity. Embedded ActionScript code is detected, analysed and cleaned up. The wrapper can also verify whether embedded objects such as JPEG images comply with the specification.

Heise security - http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/26C3-Protection-against-Flash-security-holes-893689.html

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