Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 26.0.0.137 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-23)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102263

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Synopsis

The remote macOS or Mac OS X host has a browser plugin installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 26.0.0.137. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to an unspecified flaw. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3085)

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-3106)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 26.0.0.151 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102263

File Name: macosx_flash_player_apsb17-23.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 8/8/2017

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3085, CVE-2017-3106

BID: 100191

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