Flash Player < 29.0.0.171 RCE (APSB18-16)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700433

Synopsis

The remote host is running an outdated version of Adobe Flash Player that is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) attack vector.

Description

Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 29.0.0.171 are unpatched, and therefore affected by a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 29.0.0.171 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 700433

Family: Web Clients

Published: 3/20/2019

Updated: 4/9/2019

Nessus ID: 109601

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-4944

BID: 104101

Detections

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