SuSE 11 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 1698)

high Nessus Plugin ID 43387

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

Specially crafted Flash (SWF) files can cause overflows in flash-player. Attackers could potentially exploit that to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3794 / CVE-2009-3796 / CVE-2009-3797 / CVE-2009-3798 / CVE-2009-3799 / CVE-2009-3800 / CVE-2009-3951)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 1698.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560259

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3794.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3796.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3797.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3798.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3799.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3800.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3951.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 43387

File Name: suse_11_flash-player-091215.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/22/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:flash-player, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3794, CVE-2009-3796, CVE-2009-3797, CVE-2009-3798, CVE-2009-3799, CVE-2009-3800, CVE-2009-3951

CWE: 119, 189, 200, 399, 94