Flash Player < 31.0.0.153 RCE (APSB18-44)

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700439

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 31.0.0.153 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 31.0.0.153 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 700439

Family: Web Clients

Published: 3/20/2019

Updated: 4/9/2019

Nessus ID: 119094

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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 v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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: 11/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15981

Detections

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