Use After Free Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:25.0.0.148-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.51% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1511674
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Apr 2017

Introduced: 11 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-3062  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:25.0.0.148-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0934.

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 versions 25.0.0.127 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in ActionScript2 when creating a getter/setter property. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.