Security Alert (A15-09-03): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player


 

Published on: 22 September 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, memory leak 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 for Windows and Macintosh 18.0.0.232 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.233 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.508 and earlier versions
  • AIR Desktop Runtime, SDK 18.0.0.199 and earlier versions
  • AIR SDK & Complier 18.0.0.180 and earlier versions
  • AIR for Android 18.0.0.143 and earlier versions

Impact:

A successful attack could lead to arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, bypass of security restrictions 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 18.0.0.241 & 19.0.0.185 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 19.0.0.185 for Google Chrome
    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/

  • Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.185 for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 10 & 11
    https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801

  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.521 for Linux
    http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash

  • AIR Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.190
    http://get.adobe.com/air/

  • AIR SDK, SDK & Complier 19.0.0.190
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html

  • AIR for Android 19.0.0.190
    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/apsb15-23.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/15092202
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/09/21/Adobe-Releases-Security-Update-Flash-Player
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5567 (to CVE-2015-5568)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5570 (to CVE-2015-5582)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5584
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5587 (to CVE-2015-5588)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6676 (to CVE-2015-6679)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6682



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