Security Alert (A16-04-01): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player


 

Published on: 08 April 2016

  
  

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities caused by memory layout randomisation problem, type confusion, security bypass, use-after-free, stack overflow and memory corruption errors. A remote attacker could entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted web page, Flash file, or document that supports embedded Flash content to exploit the vulnerabilities.


It is reported that the vulnerability CVE-2016-1019 is being actively exploited for Windows systems running Flash Player version 20.0.0.306 and earlier.


Affected Systems:

  • Adobe Flash Player for Windows and Macintosh 18.0.0.333, 21.0.0.197 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 21.0.0.197 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge 21.0.0.197 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.577 and earlier versions

 

Impact:

A successful attack could lead to arbitrary code execution or security restrictions bypass.


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 18.0.0.343, 21.0.0.213 for Windows and Macintosh
    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 21.0.0.213 for Google Chrome
    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/

  • Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.213 for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 10 & 11
    Available via Windows Update

  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.616 for Linux
    http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash

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/apsb16-10.html
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/16040701
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1006
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1011 (to CVE-2016-1033)



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