Adobe Flash Player version 32.0.0.433 (and earlier) are affected by an exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that could result in a crash and arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to insert malicious strings in an HTTP response that is by default delivered over TLS/SSL.

The remote CentOS Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4251 advisory.

  - Adobe Flash Player version 32.0.0.433 (and earlier) are affected by an exploitable NULL pointer     dereference vulnerability that could result in a crash and arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this     issue requires an attacker to insert malicious strings in an HTTP response that is by default delivered     over TLS/SSL. (CVE-2020-9746)

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

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 32.0.0.433.
It is therefore affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by inserting malicious strings in an HTTP response, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

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

The remote Windows host is missing security update KB4580325. It is, therefore, affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by inserting malicious strings in an HTTP response that is by default delivered over TLS/SSL.

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

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 32.0.0.433. It is therefore affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by inserting malicious strings in an HTTP response, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

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 NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-9746).

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4251 advisory.

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

    This update upgrades Flash Player to version 32.0.0.445.

    Security Fix(es):

    * flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB20-58) (CVE-2020-9746)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
208486	CentOS 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2020:4251)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
141494	Adobe Flash Player <= 32.0.0.433 (APSB20-58)	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
141493	KB4580325: Security update for Adobe Flash Player (October 2020)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	high
141492	Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 32.0.0.433 (APSB20-58)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
141465	FreeBSD : Flash Player -- arbitrary code execution (42926d7b-0da3-11eb-8dbd-6451062f0f7a)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	Local	high
141456	RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2020:4251)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high

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