Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201511-02 (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, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain       sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:2024 advisory.

    The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash     Player web browser plug-in.

    This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These     vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletins APSB15-25,     APSB15-27, and APSB15-28 listed in the References section, could allow an     attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause     flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive     information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF     content. (CVE-2015-5569, CVE-2015-7625, CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627,     CVE-2015-7628, CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7630, CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7632,     CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634, CVE-2015-7635, CVE-2015-7636, CVE-2015-7637,     CVE-2015-7638, CVE-2015-7639, CVE-2015-7640, CVE-2015-7641, CVE-2015-7642,     CVE-2015-7643, CVE-2015-7644, CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648,     CVE-2015-7651, CVE-2015-7652, CVE-2015-7653, CVE-2015-7654, CVE-2015-7655,     CVE-2015-7656, CVE-2015-7657, CVE-2015-7658, CVE-2015-7659, CVE-2015-7660,     CVE-2015-7661, CVE-2015-7662, CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

    All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which     upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.548.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 46.0.2490.80. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple type confusion errors exist that allow a remote     attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7645,     CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 46.0.2490.80. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple type confusion errors exist that allow a remote     attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7645,     CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)

The remote Windows host is missing KB3105216. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple type confusion errors exist that allow a remote     attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7645,     CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)

flash-player was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

  - CVE-2015-7645: Critical vulnerability affecting     11.2.202.535 used in Pawn Storm (APSA15-05)     (bsc#950474).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:1913 advisory.

    The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash     Player web browser plug-in.

    This update fixes three vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These     vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-27 listed     in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially     crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary     code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page     containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647,     CVE-2015-7648)

    All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which     upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.540.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

flash-player was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

  - CVE-2015-7645: Critical vulnerability affecting     11.2.202.535 used in Pawn Storm (APSA15-05)     (bsc#950474).

Adobe reports :

These updates resolve type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648).

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 19.0.0.207. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple type confusion errors exist that allow a remote     attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7645,     CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 19.0.0.207. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple type confusion errors exist that allow a remote     attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7645,     CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
86908	GLSA-201511-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
86862	RHEL 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:2024)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
86599	Google Chrome < 46.0.2490.80 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
86598	Google Chrome < 46.0.2490.80 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical
86469	MS KB3105216: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge	Nessus	Windows	critical
86442	SUSE SLED11 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1771-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
86441	SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1770-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
86439	RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:1913)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
86436	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2015-665)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
86433	FreeBSD : flash -- remote code execution (84147b46-e876-486d-b746-339ee45a8bb9)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical
86424	Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 19.0.0.207 Vulnerability (APSB15-27)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
86423	Adobe Flash Player <= 19.0.0.207 Vulnerability (APSB15-27)	Nessus	Windows	critical
8991	Flash Player < 19.0.0.226 RCE (APSB15-27) (Pawn Storm)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	critical

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