vulnerability

CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-2988: Critical: flash-plugin security update (CESA-2017:0275)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when performing garbage collection. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

centos-upgrade-flash-plugin
Title
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