Flash Player < 30.0.0.154 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-25)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700436

Synopsis

The remote host is running an outdated version of Adobe Flash Player that is affected by multiple attack vectors.

Description

Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 30.0.0.154 are unpatched, and therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists that could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-12824, CVE-2018-12826, CVE-2018-12827)
- A security bypass vulnerability exists that could lead to security mitigation bypass. (CVE-2018-12825)
- A "use of a component with a known vulnerability" vulnerability exists that could lead to privilege escalation. (CVE-2018-12828)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 30.0.0.154 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-25.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 700436

Family: Web Clients

Published: 3/20/2019

Updated: 4/9/2019

Nessus ID: 111683

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12824, CVE-2018-12825, CVE-2018-12826, CVE-2018-12827, CVE-2018-12828

BID: 105066, 105070, 105071