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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0167
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
8 February 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Flash Player
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
OS X
Linux variants
Android
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-0634 CVE-2013-0633
Original Bulletin:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-04.html
Comment: Adobe have stated that they have received reports of both of these
vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.
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Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Release date: February 7, 2013
Vulnerability identifier: APSB13-04
Priority: See table below
CVE number: CVE-2013-0633, CVE-2013-0634
Platform: All Platforms Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and
earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261
and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier
versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 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 is aware of reports that CVE-2013-0633 is being exploited in the wild in
targeted attacks designed to trick the user into opening a Microsoft Word
document delivered as an email attachment which contains malicious Flash (SWF)
content. The exploit for CVE-2013-0633 targets the ActiveX version of Flash
Player on Windows.
Adobe is also aware of reports that CVE-2013-0634 is being exploited in the
wild in attacks delivered via malicious Flash (SWF) content hosted on websites
that target Flash Player in Firefox or Safari on the Macintosh platform, as
well as attacks designed to trick Windows users into opening a Microsoft Word
document delivered as an email attachment which contains malicious Flash (SWF)
content.
Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest
versions:
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier versions for
Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier versions for Linux
should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.262.
Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated
to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash
Player 11.5.31.139 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will
automatically be updated to the latest version of Internet Explorer 10,
which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.379.14 for Windows.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier versions on Android
4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.37.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 and earlier versions for
Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player
11.1.111.32.
Affected software versions
Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier versions for Windows and
Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier versions for Linux
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier versions for Android 4.x
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and
2.x
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.
Solution
Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the
instructions below:
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier
versions for Windows and Macintosh update to the newest version
11.5.502.149 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download
Center. Users of Flash Player 11.2.x or later for Windows and users of
Flash Player 11.3.x for Macintosh who have selected the option to
'Allow Adobe to install updates' will receive the update automatically.
Users who do not have the 'Allow Adobe to install updates'
option enabled can install the update via the update mechanism within
the product when prompted.
For users of Flash Player 10.3.183.50 and earlier versions for Windows
and Macintosh, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.5.502.149, Adobe
has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.51, which can be
downloaded here.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier
versions for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.262 by
downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.
For users of Flash Player 10.3.183.50 and earlier versions for Linux,
who cannot update to Flash Player 11.2.202.262, Adobe has made
available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.51, 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 11.5.31.139 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will
automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version,
which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.379.14 for Windows.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier versions on Android
4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.37*.
* Note: Applicable only for Android 4.x devices with Flash Player
installed prior to August 15, 2012.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 and earlier versions for
Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player
11.1.111.32*.
* Note: Applicable only for Android 3.x devices and earlier with Flash
Player installed prior to August 15, 2012.
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 11.5.502.149 Windows and Macintosh 1
11.2.202.262 Linux 3
11.1.115.37 Android 4.x 3
11.1.111.32 Android 3.x and 2.x 3
These updates address critical vulnerabilities in the software.
Details
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and
earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261
and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier
versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 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 is aware of reports that CVE-2013-0633 is being exploited in the wild in
targeted attacks designed to trick the user into opening a Microsoft Word
document delivered as an email attachment which contains malicious Flash (SWF)
content. The exploit for CVE-2013-0633 targets the ActiveX version of Flash
Player on Windows.
Adobe is also aware of reports that CVE-2013-0634 is being exploited in the
wild in attacks delivered via malicious Flash (SWF) content hosted on websites
that target Flash Player in Firefox or Safari on the Macintosh platform, as
well as attacks designed to trick Windows users into opening a Microsoft Word
document delivered as an email attachment which contains malicious Flash (SWF)
content.
Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest
versions:
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier versions for
Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier versions for Linux
should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.262.
Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated
to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash
Player 11.5.31.139 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will
automatically be updated to the latest version of Internet Explorer 10,
which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.379.14 for Windows.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier versions on Android
4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.37.
Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 and earlier versions for
Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player
11.1.111.32.
This update resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2013-0633).
This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2013-0634).
Affected software Recommended player update Availability
Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier 11.5.502.149 Flash Player Download Center
versions for Windows and Macintosh
Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier 11.5.502.149 Flash Player Licensing
versions for Windows and Macintosh -
network distribution
Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier 11.2.202.262 Flash Player Download Center
for Linux
Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier 11.1.115.37 Applicable only for Android 4.x devices
for Android 4.x with Flash Player installed prior to
August 15, 2012.
Flash Player 11.1.111.31 and earlier 11.1.111.32 Update to devices that already
for Android 3.x and 2.x have Flash Player installed prior to
August 15, 2012.
Flash Player 11.5.31.137 and earlier 11.5.31.139 Google Chrome Releases
for Chrome users (Windows, Macintosh
and Linux)
Flash Player 11.3.378.5 and earlier 11.3.379.14 Windows Download Center
in Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organization for
reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our
customers:
CVE-2013-0633:
Sergey Golovanov and Alexander Polyakov of Kaspersky Labs
CVE-2013-0634:
Steven Adair of the Shadowserver Foundation
W of the Shadowserver Foundation
MITRE
Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response Team
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