Adobe Flash Player Unsupported Version Detection (Mac OS X)
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| adobe | www.adobe.com/support/programs/policies/supported.html |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(59197);
script_version("1.22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/06/23");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"0001-A-0509");
script_name(english:"Adobe Flash Player Unsupported Version Detection (Mac OS X)");
script_summary(english:"Checks if any Flash player versions are unsupported.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host contains an unsupported version of Adobe Flash
Player.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"There is at least one unsupported version of Adobe Flash Player
installed on the remote Mac OS X host.
Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product
will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain
security vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.adobe.com/support/programs/policies/supported.html");
# http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-9-support-discontinued.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9f12ecc3");
# https://web.archive.org/web/20171118195009/http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2013/05/extended-support-release-updated-to-flash-player-11-7.html#sthash.XCWNrykD.dpbs
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.nessus.org/u?04242608");
# https://web.archive.org/web/20170504200148/https://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2014/03/upcoming-changes-to-flash-players-extended-support-release.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.nessus.org/u?ae1d5118");
# https://web.archive.org/web/20170508214430/https://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2015/05/upcoming-changes-to-flash-players-extended-support-release-2.html#sthash.7Sjh1NUX.dpbs
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.nessus.org/u?e42f403a");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Remove the unsupported software.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"manual");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_rationale", value:"Tenable score for unsupported products");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/05/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"unsupported_by_vendor", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2023 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("macosx_flash_player_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");
kb_base = "MacOSX/Flash_Player";
version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path");
### The following versions/dates are no longer in use. Perserved for posterity
eos_dates = make_array(
# Version regex , EOL date if available
'^17\\.' , '2015-08-11', # EOL with 18.x release
'^16\\.' , '2015-03-12', # EOL with 17.x release
'^15\\.' , '',
'^14\\.' , '2014-09-09', # EOL with 15.x release
'^13\\.' , '2015-08-11', # EOL with 18.x release
'^12\\.' , '',
'^11\\.7($|\\.)' , '2014-05-13',
'^11\\.[0-6]($|\\.)', '',
'^([0-9]|10)\\.' , ''
);
supported_versions = 'None';
info = "";
if (version)
{
register_unsupported_product(product_name:'Adobe Flash Player',
version:version, cpe_base:"adobe:flash_player");
info =
'\n Path : ' + path +
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n End of life date : 2020-12-31' +
'\n';
}
if (info)
{
security_report_v4(port:0, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:info);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "Adobe Flash Player", version, path);
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