openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2012:0265-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 75841

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

flash-player was updated to the security update to 11.1.102.62.

It fixes lots of security issues, some already exploited in the wild.

Details can be found on:
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.h tml

These vulnerabilities could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. This update also resolves a universal cross-site scripting vulnerability that could be used to take actions on a user's behalf on any website or webmail provider, if the user visits a malicious website. There are reports that this vulnerability (CVE-2012-0767) is being exploited in the wild in active targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link delivered in an email message (Internet Explorer on Windows only).

Solution

Update the affected flash-player package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747297

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00051.html

https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.h

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 75841

File Name: suse_11_4_flash-player-120216.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 6/8/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

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:opensuse:flash-player, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2012

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Flash Player MP4 "cprt" Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0751, CVE-2012-0752, CVE-2012-0753, CVE-2012-0754, CVE-2012-0755, CVE-2012-0756, CVE-2012-0767