openSUSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (flash-player-5878)

high Nessus Plugin ID 35246

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

An unspecified vulnerability in flash-player allowed attackers to take control of the victim's system by having the victim load a specially crafted SWF file (CVE-2008-5499).

Solution

Update the affected flash-player package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35246

File Name: suse_flash-player-5878.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/21/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:flash-player, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2008

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Flash Player ActionScript Launch Command Execution Vulnerability)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5499

CWE: 94

Detections

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