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RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2007:0696)
high Nessus Plugin ID 40704
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, and 5 Supplementary.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player browser plug-in.
An input validation flaw was found in the way Flash Player displayed certain content. It may be possible to execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine if the victim opens a malicious Adobe Flash file.
(CVE-2007-3456)
Users of Adobe Flash Player should upgrade to this updated package, which contains version 9.0.47.0. and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Solution
Update the affected flash-plugin package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3456
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-12.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 40704
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0696.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/24/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, 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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-3456
BID: 24856