Detections
Analytics
Flash Player < 19.0.0.226 RCE (APSB15-27) (Pawn Storm)
critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8991
Synopsis
The remote host is running an outdated version of Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer that is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.Description
Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 19.0.0.226 are unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :- A type confusion flaw is triggered when handling the 'IExternalizable.writeExternal()' method. (CVE-2015-7645)
- Two unspecified type confusion flaws may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)
These flaws may allow a context-dependent attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation could result in a crash or potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 19.0.0.226 or later. If 19.x cannot be obtained, ESR version 18.0.0.255 has also been patched for these vulnerabilities.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?0cb17c10
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.html
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/new-zero-day-exploit-hits-fully-patched-adobe-flash
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 8991
Family: Web Clients
Published: 10/16/2015
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player
Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2015