Flash Player for Mac <= 11.7.700.260 / 12.0.0.43 Unspecified Remote Code Execution (APSB14-04)

Critical Nessus Plugin ID 72285

Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host has a browser plugin that is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

According to its version, the instance of Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 11.7.700.260 / 11.8.x / 11.9.x / 12.0.0.43. It is, therefore, potentially affected by an unspecified vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 11.7.700.261 / 12.0.0.44 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72285

File Name: macosx_flash_player_12_0_0_44.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2014/02/04

Updated: 2019/11/26

Dependencies: 53914

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Critical

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0497

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/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: 2014/02/04

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2014/02/04

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0497

BID: 65327