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Adobe Shockwave Player <= 12.2.0.162 RCE (APSB15-26) (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 86632

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser plugin that is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote Mac OS X host contains a version of Adobe Shockwave Player that is prior or equal to 12.2.0.162. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption issue due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Shockwave Player version 12.2.1.171 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/shockwave/apsb15-26.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 86632

File Name: macosx_shockwave_player_apsb15-27.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/28/2015

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7649

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:shockwave_player

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Shockwave Player, Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7649