Description
Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.181.14 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 10.3.185.21 on Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content, as possibly exploited in the wild in May 2011 by a Microsoft Office document with an embedded .swf file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 10.3.181.14-1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0511 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 10.3.181.14-1.el5 | RHSA-2011:0511 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0511 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16053 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13914 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-12.html
- SUSE-SA:2011:025 vendor-advisory