Security Alert (A15-08-03): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player


 

Published on: 12 August 2015

  
  

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities caused by type confusion, various buffer overflow, use-after-free error and memory corruption. To successfully exploit the vulnerabilities, a remote attacker could entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted web page, Flash file, or document that supports embedded Flash content.


Affected Systems:

  • Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.209 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.309 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491 and earlier versions
  • AIR Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.180 and earlier versions
  • AIR SDK, SDK & Complier 18.0.0.180 and earlier versions

Impact:

A successful attack could lead to arbitrary code execution or potentially take control of the affected system.


Recommendation:

Upgrade Adobe Flash Player to the following versions to address the issues. The upgrade can be obtained by using the auto-update mechanism or by downloading at the following URLs:

  • Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.232
    http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash
    http://www.adobe.com/products/players/flash-player-distribution.html
    http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html

  • Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.232 & 18.0.0.233 for Google Chrome
    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/

  • Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.232 for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 10 & 11
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2755801

  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.508 for Linux
    http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash

  • AIR Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.199
    http://get.adobe.com/air/

  • AIR SDK, SDK & Complier 18.0.0.199
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html

If you have multiple browsers, you are required to perform the Adobe Flash Player upgrade for each browser, the Flash Player version can be checked at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/


More Information:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-19.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/15081215
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/08/11/Adobe-Releases-Security-Updates-Flash-Player
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3107
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5124 (to CVE-2015-5125)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5127 (to CVE-2015-5134)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5539 (to CVE-2015-5541)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5544 (to CVE-2015-5564)



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