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RHEL 3 / 4 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2007:0009)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 63834
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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.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player browser plug-in.
A flaw was found in the way the Adobe Flash Player generates HTTP requests. It was possible for a malicious Adobe Flash file to modify the HTTP header of the client request, which could be leveraged to exploit certain HTTP proxy and web server flaws. (CVE-2006-5330)
Users of Adobe Flash Player should upgrade to this updated package, which contains version 7.0.69 and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Solution
Update the affected flash-plugin package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 63834
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0009.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
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: Low
Score: 2.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, 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
Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-5330