GLSA-202006-09 : Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 137446

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-202006-09 (Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution)

An unspecified flaw has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Impact :

This flaw can be exploited by attackers for remote code execution.
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-32.0.0.387'

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb20-30.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 137446

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202006-09.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 6/17/2020

Updated: 10/16/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9633

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9633

GLSA: 202006-09

IAVA: 2020-A-0246-S