Security Alert (A16-05-04): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player


 

Published on: 13 May 2016

  
  

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities caused by type confusion, use-after-free problem, heap buffer overflow, memory corruption and directory search path 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-2016-4117 is being actively exploited.


Affected Systems:

  • Adobe Flash Player for Windows and Macintosh 18.0.0.343, 21.0.0.226 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 21.0.0.216 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge 21.0.0.213 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.616 and earlier versions
  • AIR Desktop Runtime 21.0.0.198 and earlier versions
  • AIR SDK & Complier 21.0.0.198 and earlier versions

Impact:

A successful attack could lead to arbitrary code execution.


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 18.0.0.352, 21.0.0.242 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 21.0.0.242 for Google Chrome
    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/

  • Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11
    Available via Windows Update

  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.621 for Linux
    http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash

  • AIR Desktop Runtime 21.0.0.215
    http://get.adobe.com/air/

  • AIR SDK, SDK & Complier 21.0.0.215
    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/apsb16-15.html
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/05/12/Adobe-Releases-Security-Updates-Flash-Player
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/16051115
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1096 (to CVE-2016-1110)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4108 (to CVE-2016-4117)



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