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Flash Player <= 16.0.0.296 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-02 / APSB15-04)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 81127
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host has a browser plugin that is affected by multiple code execution vulnerabilities.Description
According to its version, the Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to 16.0.0.296. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Several use-after-free errors exist that allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0313, CVE-2015-0315, CVE-2015-0320, CVE-2015-0322)
- Several memory corruption errors exist that allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0314, CVE-2015-0316, CVE-2015-0318, CVE-2015-0321, CVE-2015-0329, CVE-2015-0330)
- Several type confusion errors exist that allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0317, CVE-2015-0319)
- Several heap-based buffer-overflow errors exist that allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0323, CVE-2015-0327)
- A buffer overflow error exists that allows arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0324)
- Several null pointer dereference errors exist that have unspecified impacts. (CVE-2015-0325, CVE-2015-0326, CVE-2015-0328).
- A user-after-free error exists within the processing of invalid m3u8 playlists. A remote attacker, with a specially crafted m3u8 playlist file, can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed, allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-0331)
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 16.0.0.305 or later.Alternatively, Adobe has made version 13.0.0.269 available for those installations that cannot be upgraded to 16.x.
See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-02.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 81127
File Name: flash_player_apsa15-02.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/2/2015
Updated: 4/22/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.4
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-2015-0331
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player
Required KB Items: SMB/Flash_Player/installed
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2015
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/4/2022
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Adobe Flash Player ByteArray With Workers Use After Free)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-0313, CVE-2015-0314, CVE-2015-0315, CVE-2015-0316, CVE-2015-0317, CVE-2015-0318, CVE-2015-0319, CVE-2015-0320, CVE-2015-0321, CVE-2015-0322, CVE-2015-0323, CVE-2015-0324, CVE-2015-0325, CVE-2015-0326, CVE-2015-0327, CVE-2015-0328, CVE-2015-0329, CVE-2015-0330, CVE-2015-0331