Information Exposure Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1506422
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Jul 2016

Introduced: 12 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1423.

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.

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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