Use After Free Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:11.2.202.359-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
59.46% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1482982
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Mar 2014

Introduced: 13 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-0510  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:11.2.202.359-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:0496.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flash-plugin package and not the flash-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Zeguang Zhao and Liang Chen during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

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