Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.261 and 19.x before 19.0.0.245 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.548 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.241, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.241, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.241 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted loadSound call, a different vulnerability than 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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661, CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8043, CVE-2015-8044, and CVE-2015-8046.

Versions of Adobe AIR prior to 19.0.0.241 are outdated and thus unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :

 - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)
 - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)
 - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661, CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043, CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 19.0.0.245 are outdated and thus unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :

 - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)
 - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)
 - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661, CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043, CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

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 flash-player package was updated to fix the following security issues :

  - Security update to 11.2.202.548 (bsc#954512) :

  - APSB15-28, 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

The flash-player package was updated to fix the following security issues :

  - Security update to 11.2.202.548 (bsc#954512) :

  - APSB15-28, 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

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 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 remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:2023 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 Bulletin 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-2015-7651, 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 remote Windows host is missing KB3103688. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 46.0.2490.86. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the     PDF viewer that allows an attacker to disclose sensitive     information. (CVE-2015-1302)

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 19.0.0.226. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

The version of Adobe AIR installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 19.0.0.213. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 46.0.2490.86. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the     PDF viewer that allows an attacker to disclose sensitive     information. (CVE-2015-1302)

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 19.0.0.226. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

The version of Adobe AIR installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 19.0.0.241. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A type confusion error exists that allows an attacker to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7659)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists that allows an     attacker to write arbitrary data to the file system     under user permissions. (CVE-2015-7662)

  - Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that allow     an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (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-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661,     CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8043,     CVE-2015-8044, CVE-2015-8046)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
9042	Adobe AIR < 19.0.0.241 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	critical
9039	Flash Player < 19.0.0.245 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	critical
86908	GLSA-201511-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
86880	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2015-738)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
86867	SUSE SLED11 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1960-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
86866	SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1958-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
86862	RHEL 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:2024)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
86861	RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:2023)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
86856	MS KB3103688: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge	Nessus	Windows	critical
86855	Google Chrome < 46.0.2490.86 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
86854	Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 19.0.0.226 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
86853	Adobe AIR for Mac <= 19.0.0.213 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
86852	Google Chrome < 46.0.2490.86 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical
86851	Adobe Flash Player <= 19.0.0.226 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)	Nessus	Windows	critical
86850	Adobe AIR <= 19.0.0.213 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)	Nessus	Windows	critical

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