Out-of-Bounds Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:11.2.202.406-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.23% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1486034
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Sept 2014

Introduced: 9 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-0559  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:11.2.202.406-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1173.

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 before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0556.

CVSS Scores

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