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openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-1183)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94034

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for flash-player fixes the following security issues :

 - CVE-2016-4273: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-4286: Unspecified security bypass vulnerability

 - CVE-2016-6981: Unspecified use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6982: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6983: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6984: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6985: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6986: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6987: Unspecified use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6989: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6990: Unspecified memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution

 - CVE-2016-6992: Unspecified type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution

The EULA was updated to version 23.0 (boo#1003993).

Solution

Update the affected flash-player packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1003993

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1004019

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94034

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1183.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/13/2016

Updated: 1/22/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6992

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:flash-player-kde4, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:flash-player, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:flash-player-gnome

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-4286, CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6987, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990, CVE-2016-6992