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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2012.0800.2 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player 25 September 2012 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Adobe Flash Player Publisher: Adobe Operating System: Windows Mac OS X Linux variants Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-4168 CVE-2012-4167 CVE-2012-4166 CVE-2012-4165 CVE-2012-4164 CVE-2012-4163 Original Bulletin: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-19.html Revision History: September 25 2012: Added information regarding CVE-2012-4171 and CVE-2012-5054 August 22 2012: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player Release date: August 21, 2012 Last updated: September 24, 2012 Vulnerability identifier: APSB12-19 Priority: See table below CVE number: CVE-2012-4163, CVE-2012-4164, CVE-2012-4165, CVE-2012-4166, CVE-2012-4167, CVE-2012-4168, CVE-2012-4171, CVE-2012-5054 Platform: All Platforms Summary Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions: Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238. Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.31.230 for Windows and Linux, and Flash Player 11.4.402.265 for Macintosh. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.17. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.16. Users of Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540. Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 SDK. Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540. Affected software versions Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) and earlier versions Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system. To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player x.x. To verify the version of Adobe AIR installed on your system, follow the instructions in the Adobe AIR TechNote. Solution Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below: Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to the newest version 11.4.402.265 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. Windows users and users of Adobe Flash Player 10.3.x or later for Macintosh can also install the update via the update mechanism within the product when prompted. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. For users who cannot update to Flash Player 11.4.402.265, Adobe has developed a patched version of Flash Player 10.x, Flash Player 10.3.183.23, which can be downloaded here. Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.31.230 for Windows and Linux, and Flash Player 11.4.402.265 for Macintosh. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.17 by updating to devices that already have Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.16 by updating to devices that already have Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012. Users of Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540. Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 SDK. Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 by browsing to Google Play or the Amazon Marketplace on an Android device. Priority and Severity ratings Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installations to the newest versions: Product Updated Version Platform Priority Rating Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265 Windows 1 11.4.402.265 Macintosh 2 11.2.202.238 Linux 3 11.1.115.17 Android 4.x 3 11.1.111.16 Android 3.x and 2.x 3 Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 Windows and Macintosh 3 3.4.0.2540 SDK (including AIR for 3 iOS) and Android These updates address critical vulnerabilities in the software. Details Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions: Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238. Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.31.230 for Windows and Linux, and Flash Player 11.4.402.265 for Macintosh Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.17. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.16. Users of Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540. Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 SDK. Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540. These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4163, CVE-2012-4164, CVE-2012-4165, CVE-2012-4166). These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4167). These updates resolve a cross-domain information leak vulnerability (CVE-2012-4168). These updates resolve a crash caused by a logic error involving multiple dialogs in Firefox (CVE-2012-4171). These updates resolve a Matrix3D integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-5054). Affected software Recommended player update Availability Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and 11.4.402.265 Flash Player Download Center earlier for Windows and Macintosh Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and 11.4.402.265 Flash Player Licensing earlier - network distribution Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and 11.2.202.238 Flash Player Download Center earlier for Linux Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and 11.1.115.17 Update to devices that already have Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012 earlier for Android 4.x Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and 11.1.111.16 Update to devices that already have Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012 earlier for Android 3.x and 2.x Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and 11.3.31.230 Google Chrome Releases earlier for Chrome users (Windows and Linux) Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and 11.4.402.265 Google Chrome Releases earlier for Chrome users (Macintosh) AIR 3.3.0.3670 and earlier for 3.4.0.2540 AIR Download Center Windows and Macintosh AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes 3.4.0.2540 AIR SDK Download AIR for iOS) and earlier AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier 3.4.0.2540 Google Play for Android (browse to on an Android device) Amazon Marketplace (browse to on an Android device) Acknowledgments Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers: Xu Liu of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (CVE-2012-4163) Will Dormann of CERT (CVE-2012-4164) Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (CVE-2012-4165, CVE-2012-4166) Alexander Gavrun through iDefense's Vulnerability Contributor Program (CVE-2012-4167) Claudio Santambrogio of Opera Software ASA (CVE-2012-4168) Attila Suszter (CVE-2012-4171) - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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