MS KB2961887: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer

critical Nessus Plugin ID 73742

Synopsis

The remote host has an ActiveX control installed that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is missing KB2961887. It is, therefore, affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability due to improper user input validation in the Pixel Bender component. An attacker could cause a buffer overflow with a specially crafted SWF file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Install Microsoft KB2961887.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2961887/microsoft-security-advisory-update-for-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-flash

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-13.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?5043fc7b

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 73742

File Name: smb_kb2961887.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/28/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0515

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: 4/28/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Flash Player Shader Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0515

BID: 67092

MSKB: 2961887