GLSA-201709-16 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 103444

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201709-16 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers 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.

Solution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-plugins/adobe-flash-26.0.0.151'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 103444

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201709-16.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Published: 9/25/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:adobe-flash

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-11281, CVE-2017-11282, CVE-2017-3085, CVE-2017-3106

GLSA: 201709-16