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Security issues in the remote version of FlashPlayer

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Acertains the version of the remote flash plugin Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote Windows host has a browser test that is prone to buffer overflow attacks. Description : The remote host has an old version of the Flash Player test installed. A possible hacker may use this flaw to construct a malicious web site which with a badly formed flash animation which will cause a buffer overflow on this host, and permit him to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Internet Explorer. See also : http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=23821 Solution : Upgrade to version 6.0.79.0 or newer. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 7005 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 - 2005 Tenable Network Security

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