VID |
50069 |
Severity |
40 |
Port |
139,445 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
SMB |
Detailed Description |
According to its version, the Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to 16.0.0.287. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- A use-after-free error exists that allows an attacker to crash the application or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-0311)
- A double-free error exists that allows an attacker to crash the application or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-0312)
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of this condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
* Platforms Affected: Adobe Flash Player equal or prior to 16.0.0.287 Apple Mac OS X Any version Linux Any version Microsoft Windows Any version |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player (16.0.0.287 later), available from the Adobe Web site at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ |
Related URL |
CVE-2015-0311,CVE-2015-0312 (CVE) |
Related URL |
72283,72343 (SecurityFocus) |
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