Detections
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RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2018:0520)
high Nessus Plugin ID 108361
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for flash-plugin.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:0520 advisory.- flash-plugin: Use After Free - remote code execution vulnerability (APSB18-05) (CVE-2018-4919)
- flash-plugin: Type Confusion - remote code execution vulnerability (APSB18-05) (CVE-2018-4920)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL flash-plugin package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:0520.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7effa409
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-05.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0520
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 108361
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-0520.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/15/2018
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-4920
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-4919, CVE-2018-4920