Adobe Flash Player Unsupported Version Detection (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 59197

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an unsupported version of Adobe Flash Player.

Description

There is at least one unsupported version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Remove the unsupported software.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 59197

File Name: macosx_flash_player_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/20/2012

Updated: 6/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable score for unsupported products

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version, Host/MacOSX/Version

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0509

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