RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2007:0696)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40704

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, and 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player browser plug-in.

An input validation flaw was found in the way Flash Player displayed certain content. It may be possible to execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine if the victim opens a malicious Adobe Flash file.
(CVE-2007-3456)

Users of Adobe Flash Player should upgrade to this updated package, which contains version 9.0.47.0. and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected flash-plugin package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3456

https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-12.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0696

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40704

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0696.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3456

BID: 24856

CWE: 189

RHSA: 2007:0696