CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
98.7%
According to its version, the installation of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 15.0.0.223.
It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to the processing of a dereferenced memory pointer.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(79443);
script_version("1.11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/05/25");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8439");
script_bugtraq_id(71289);
script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/06/15");
script_name(english:"Flash Player For Mac <= 15.0.0.223 Dereferenced Memory Pointer RCE (APSB14-26)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Mac OS X host has a browser plugin that is affected by
remote code execution vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version, the installation of Adobe Flash Player
installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 15.0.0.223.
It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability
due to the processing of a dereferenced memory pointer.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html");
# http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0cb17c10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 15.0.0.239 or later.
Alternatively, Adobe has made version 13.0.0.258 available for those
installations that cannot be upgraded to 15.x.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-8439");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/11/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/11/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/11/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("macosx_flash_player_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Flash_Player/Path");
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:"14.0.0.0", strict:FALSE) >= 0)
{
cutoff_version = "15.0.0.223";
fix = "15.0.0.239";
}
else
{
cutoff_version = "13.0.0.252";
fix = "13.0.0.258";
}
# nb: we're checking for versions less than *or equal to* the cutoff!
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:cutoff_version, strict:FALSE) <= 0)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\n Path : ' + path +
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Fixed version : ' + fix +
'\n';
security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
}
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "Flash Player for Mac", version, path);