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RHEL 3 / 4 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2009:1658)
high Nessus Plugin ID 63908
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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 3 Extras and 4 Extras.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-2009-3794, CVE-2009-3796, CVE-2009-3798, CVE-2009-3799, CVE-2009-3800)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 9.0.260.0.
Solution
Update the affected flash-plugin package.See Also
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3794.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3796.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3798.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3799.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3800.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 63908
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1658.nasl
Version: 1.11
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: Medium
Score: 5.9
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: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8, 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: 12/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3794, CVE-2009-3796, CVE-2009-3798, CVE-2009-3799, CVE-2009-3800