Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 29.0.0.171 are unpatched, and therefore affected by a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201806-02 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
      Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the       privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1367 advisory.

  - flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-16) (CVE-2018-4944)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Adobe reports :

- This update resolves a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-4944).

The remote Windows host is missing security update KB4103729. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player.

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 29.0.0.140.
It is therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 29.0.0.140. It is therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
700433	Flash Player < 29.0.0.171 RCE (APSB18-16)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients		high
110523	GLSA-201806-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
109670	RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2018:1367)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
109626	FreeBSD : Flash Player -- arbitrary code execution (9558d49c-534c-11e8-8177-d43d7ef03aa6)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	Local	critical
109609	KB4103729: Security update for Adobe Flash Player (May 2018)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	critical
109602	Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 29.0.0.140 (APSB18-16)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	critical
109601	Adobe Flash Player <= 29.0.0.140 (APSB18-16)	Nessus	Windows	Local	critical

Detections

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CVE-2018-4944

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