MS KB2938527: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72936

Synopsis

The remote host has an ActiveX control installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is missing KB2938527. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A vulnerability exists that could be used to bypass the same origin policy. (CVE-2014-0503)

- A vulnerability exists that could be used to read the contents of the clipboard. (CVE-2014-0504)

Solution

Install Microsoft KB2938527.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-08.html

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2016/2755801

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2938527/microsoft-security-advisory-update-for-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-flash

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72936

File Name: smb_kb2938527.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/11/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0503

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, SMB/WindowsVersion

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0503, CVE-2014-0504

BID: 66122, 66127

MSKB: 2938527