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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-9746: Critical: flash-plugin security update (CESA-2020:4251)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-9746: Critical: flash-plugin security update (CESA-2020:4251)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/14/2020
Created
10/17/2020
Added
10/16/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Adobe Flash Player version 32.0.0.433 (and earlier) are affected by an exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that could result in a crash and arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to insert malicious strings in an HTTP response that is by default delivered over TLS/SSL.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-flash-plugin

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