Detections
Analytics
Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 26.0.0.151 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-23)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 103125
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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 26.0.0.151. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- An unspecified memory corruption flaw exists that is caused by input not being properly validated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-11281, CVE-2017-11282)
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.130 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-28.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 103125
File Name: macosx_flash_player_apsb17-28.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 9/12/2017
Updated: 11/12/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-11282
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/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: 9/12/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-11281, CVE-2017-11282