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Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (WinXP)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host has Adobe Flash Player installed and is prone to remote code execution vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to a use-after-free error in the bundled version of Flash Player when unloading Flash objects while these are still being accessed using script code.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Adobe Flash Player 6.x on Windows XP.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player 10.0.42.34.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)