Security Alert (A15-12-04): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities caused by memory corruption, various buffer overflow, type confusion, use-after-free error and security bypass problems. 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.

Affected Systems:

• Adobe Flash Player for Windows and Macintosh 18.0.0.261, 19.0.0.245 and earlier versions
• Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.548 and earlier versions
• AIR Desktop Runtime, SDK 19.0.0.241 and earlier versions
• AIR SDK & Complier 19.0.0.241 and earlier versions
• AIR for Android 19.0.0.241 and earlier versions

Impact:

A successful attack could lead to bypass of security restrictions, 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 18.0.0.268, 20.0.0.228 for Internet Explorer and 20.0.0.235 for Firefox and Safari, 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 20.0.0.228 for Google Chrome
  http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/
  
  
• Adobe Flash Player 20.0.0.228 for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 10 & 11
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3119147
  
  
• Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.554 for Linux
  http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash
  
  
• AIR Desktop Runtime 20.0.0.204
  http://get.adobe.com/air/
  
  
• AIR SDK, SDK & Complier 20.0.0.204
  http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html
  
  
• AIR for Android 20.0.0.204
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.air
  
  

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/apsb15-32.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/15120913
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/12/08/Adobe-Releases-Security-Updates-Flash-Player
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8045
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8047 (to CVE-2015-8050)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8055 (to CVE-2015-8071)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8401 (to CVE-2015-8455)