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RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2018:2707)
high Nessus Plugin ID 117494
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for flash-plugin.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:2707 advisory.- flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerability (APSB18-31) (CVE-2018-15967)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2018:2707.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?8801bc87
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-31.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2707
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 117494
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-2707.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/14/2018
Updated: 8/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15967
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-15967