Use After Free Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:27.0.0.187-1.el6_9
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1515380
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed14 Nov 2017
Introduced: 14 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-11225 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:27.0.0.187-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3222.
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.
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK metadata functionality. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.