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RHEL 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2009:1188)
high Nessus Plugin ID 63886
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in.
Multiple security flaws were found in the way Flash Player displayed certain SWF content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the specially crafted SWF content. (CVE-2009-1862, CVE-2009-1863, CVE-2009-1864, CVE-2009-1865, CVE-2009-1866, CVE-2009-1868, CVE-2009-1869)
A clickjacking flaw was discovered in Flash Player. A specially crafted SWF file could trick a user into unintentionally or mistakenly clicking a link or a dialog. (CVE-2009-1867)
A flaw was found in the Flash Player local sandbox. A specially crafted SWF file could cause information disclosure when it was saved to the hard drive. (CVE-2009-1870)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 10.0.32.18.
Solution
Update the affected flash-plugin package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1862
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1863
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1864
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1865
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1866
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1867
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1868
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1869
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1870
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 63886
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1188.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
Updated: 6/8/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-1869
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, 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: 7/31/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2009
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1862, CVE-2009-1863, CVE-2009-1864, CVE-2009-1865, CVE-2009-1866, CVE-2009-1867, CVE-2009-1868, CVE-2009-1869, CVE-2009-1870
BID: 35759