RHEL 3 / 4 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2007:0009)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 63834

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes a security issue is now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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

A flaw was found in the way the Adobe Flash Player generates HTTP requests. It was possible for a malicious Adobe Flash file to modify the HTTP header of the client request, which could be leveraged to exploit certain HTTP proxy and web server flaws. (CVE-2006-5330)

Users of Adobe Flash Player should upgrade to this updated package, which contains version 7.0.69 and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected flash-plugin package.

See Also

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2006-5330.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0009.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 63834

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0009.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5330

CWE: 79

RHSA: 2007:0009