| VID |
28265 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Macromedia Flash Player 6 ActiveX control that comes bundled with Windows XP is installed on the remote host. This version has multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.
By tricking a user into viewing a specially crafted web page, a remote attacker may be able to exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code on the affected host subject to the user's privileges.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979267.mspx
* Platforms Affected:
FlashPlayer 6 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player available from the Adobe Web site at http://get.adobe.com/kr/flashplayer/ |
| Related URL |
(CVE) |
| Related URL |
37753 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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