SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Numbers 8773 / 8774)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 72085

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update fixes the following security issues with flash-player :

- flash-player: security protection bypass (bnc#858822)(APSB14-02)

- These updates resolve a vulnerability that could be used to bypass Flash Player security protections.
(CVE-2014-0491)

- These updates resolve an address leak vulnerability that could be used to defeat memory address layout randomization. (CVE-2014-0492)

- Ref.:
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/ap sb14-02.html

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 8773 / 8774 as appropriate.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=858822

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0491.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0492.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72085

File Name: suse_11_flash-player-140116.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/22/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:flash-player, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:flash-player-gnome, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:flash-player-kde4, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0491, CVE-2014-0492