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FreeBSD : flash -- multiple vulnerabilities (2482c798-93c6-11e6-846f-bc5ff4fb5ea1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94238

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Adobe reports :

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6992).

These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6987).

These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2016-4286).

These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?1c3087a4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94238

File Name: freebsd_pkg_2482c79893c611e6846fbc5ff4fb5ea1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 10/25/2016

Updated: 1/21/2026

Supported Sensors: 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:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c7-flashplugin, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-f10-flashplugin, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c6-flashplugin, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c6_64-flashplugin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2016

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