MS KB2916626: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71945

Synopsis

The remote host has an ActiveX control installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is missing KB2916626. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities related to the installed version of the Adobe Flash ActiveX control :

- An unspecified vulnerability exists that can be used to bypass Flash Player security protections.
(CVE-2014-0491)

- An unspecified vulnerability exists that can be used to bypass memory address layout randomization.
(CVE-2014-0492)

Solution

Install Microsoft KB2916626.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-02.html

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2016/2755801

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2916626/microsoft-security-advisory-update-for-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-flash

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71945

File Name: smb_kb2916626.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/14/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0492

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, SMB/WindowsVersion, SMB/ProductName

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0491, CVE-2014-0492

BID: 64807, 64810

MSKB: 2916626