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GLSA-202003-61 : Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 134969

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-61 (Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code)

 A critical type confusion vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.330'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-61

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134969

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-61.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/27/2020

Updated: 3/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3757

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:adobe-flash, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3757

GLSA: 202003-61