GLSA-201412-07 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 79960

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-201412-07 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or bypass security restrictions.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.425'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 79960

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-07.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 5/25/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/4/2022, 6/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0580, CVE-2014-0587, CVE-2014-8439, CVE-2014-8443, CVE-2014-9162, CVE-2014-9163, CVE-2014-9164

BID: 71289, 71581, 71582, 71583, 71584, 71585, 71586

GLSA: 201412-07