Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-07 (CVE-2017-3003)

  - Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote     attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as demonstrated by the first of two     vulnerabilities exploited by the Intevydis vd_adobe_fp module in VulnDisco Step Ahead (SA). NOTE: as of     20111207, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the module author is a reliable     researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes. (CVE-2011-4693)

  - Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote     attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as demonstrated by the second of two     vulnerabilities exploited by the Intevydis vd_adobe_fp module in VulnDisco Step Ahead (SA). NOTE: as of     20111207, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the module author is a reliable     researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes. (CVE-2011-4694)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-17 (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 or bypass security restrictions.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 24.0.0.186 are unpatched, and therefore affected by the following vulnerabilities :

 - An overflow condition exists that is triggered as certain input is not properly validated. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to cause a buffer overflow, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-7867, CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869, CVE-2016-7870)
 - A flaw exists that is triggered as certain input is not properly validated. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code. No further details have been provided. (CVE-2016-7871, CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874, CVE-2016-7875, CVE-2016-7876)
 - An unspecified use-after-free error exists that may allow a context-dependent attacker to dereference already freed memory and potentially execute arbitrary code. No further details have been provided. (CVE-2016-7872, CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878, CVE-2016-7879, CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881, CVE-2016-7892)
 - An unspecified flaw exists that may allow a context-dependent attacker to bypass security mechanisms. No further details have been provided. (CVE-2016-7890)

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues :

  - Security update to 24.0.0.186 (bsc#1015379) APSB16-39 :

  - These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities     that could have lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7872,     CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878, CVE-2016-7879,     CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881, CVE-2016-7892).

  - These updates resolve buffer overflow vulnerabilities     that could have lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7867,     CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869, CVE-2016-7870).

  - These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities     that could have lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7871,     CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874, CVE-2016-7875,     CVE-2016-7876).

  - These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability     (CVE-2016-7890).

  - Update EULA to version 24.0.

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues :

  - Security update to 24.0.0.186 (bsc#1015379) APSB16-39 :

  - These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities     that could have lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7872,     CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878, CVE-2016-7879,     CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881, CVE-2016-7892).

  - These updates resolve buffer overflow vulnerabilities     that could have lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7867,     CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869, CVE-2016-7870).

  - These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities     that could have lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7871,     CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874, CVE-2016-7875,     CVE-2016-7876).

  - These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability     (CVE-2016-7890).

  - Keep standalone flashplayer at version 11, no newer     version exists (INSECURE!).

  - Update EULA to version 24.0.

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.

An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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

This update upgrades Flash Player to version 24.0.0.186.

Security Fix(es) :

* This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player.
These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin 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-2016-7867, CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869, CVE-2016-7870, CVE-2016-7871, CVE-2016-7872, CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874, CVE-2016-7875, CVE-2016-7876, CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878, CVE-2016-7879, CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881, CVE-2016-7890, CVE-2016-7892)

The remote Windows host is missing KB3209498. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7872, CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878,     CVE-2016-7879, CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881,     CVE-2016-7892)

  - Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7867, CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869,     CVE-2016-7870)

  - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7871, CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874,     CVE-2016-7875, CVE-2016-7876)

  - An unspecified security bypass vulnerability exists.
    (CVE-2016-7890)

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 23.0.0.207. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7872, CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878,     CVE-2016-7879, CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881,     CVE-2016-7892)

  - Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7867, CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869,     CVE-2016-7870)

  - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7871, CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874,     CVE-2016-7875, CVE-2016-7876)

  - An unspecified security bypass vulnerability exists.
    (CVE-2016-7890)

The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 23.0.0.207. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7872, CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878,     CVE-2016-7879, CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881,     CVE-2016-7892)

  - Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7867, CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869,     CVE-2016-7870)

  - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an     unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-7871, CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874,     CVE-2016-7875, CVE-2016-7876)

  - An unspecified security bypass vulnerability exists.
    (CVE-2016-7890)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
198963	RHEL 5 : flash-plugin (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196884	RHEL 5 : flash-plugin (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
96398	GLSA-201701-17 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
9839	Flash Player < 24.0.0.186 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-39)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	high
95913	openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-1484)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
95821	SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:3148-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
95820	RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2016:2947)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
95771	MS16-154: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3209498)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	high
95763	Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 23.0.0.207 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-39)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
95762	Adobe Flash Player <= 23.0.0.207 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-39)	Nessus	Windows	high

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CVE-2016-7879

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