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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.1377 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player 13 August 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Adobe Flash Player Adobe AIR Publisher: Adobe Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Android Apple iOS Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2014-0545 CVE-2014-0544 CVE-2014-0543 CVE-2014-0542 CVE-2014-0541 CVE-2014-0540 CVE-2014-0538 Original Bulletin: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Adobe Security Bulletin Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player Release date: August 12, 2014 Vulnerability identifier: APSB14-18 Priority: See table below CVE number: CVE-2014-0538, CVE-2014-0540, CVE-2014-0541, CVE-2014-0542, CVE-2014-0543, CVE-2014-0544, CVE-2014-0545 Platform: All Platforms Summary Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier versions for Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions: Users of the Adobe Flash Player Active X plugin for Internet Explorer version 14.0.0.145 and earlier should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176. Users of the Adobe Flash Player Windows NPAPI plugin for Firefox version 14.0.0.145 and earlier should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.179. Users of the Adobe Flash Player version 14.0.0.145 and earlier for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.400. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.177 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 for Windows 8.0. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Internet Explorer 11 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 for Windows 8.1. Users of Adobe AIR 14.0.0.110 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 SDK. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 SDK & Compiler. Users of Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR 14.0.0.179. Affected software versions Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier versions for Linux Adobe AIR 14.0.0.110 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK and earlier versions Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 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 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 the Adobe Flash Player Active X plugin for Internet Explorer version 14.0.0.145 and earlier should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center, or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted. Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Windows NPAPI plugin for Firefox version 14.0.0.145 and earlier should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.179 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center, or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted. Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player version 14.0.0.145 and earlier for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center, or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier versions for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.400 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.177 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. For users of Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Flash Player 14.0.0.176, Adobe has made available Flash Player version 13.0.0.241, which can be downloaded from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 for Windows 8.0. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Internet Explorer 11 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 for Windows 8.1. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.110 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 SDK. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 SDK & Compiler. Users of Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR 14.0.0.179. Priority and severity ratings Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version: Product Updated version Platform Priority rating Adobe Flash 14.0.0.176 Windows Active X plugin for Internet Explorer 1 Player 14.0.0.179 Windows NPAPI plugin for Firefox 1 14.0.0.176 Macintosh 1 14.0.0.176 Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8.0 1 14.0.0.176 Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 1 14.0.0.177 Chrome for Windows, Macintosh and Linux 1 11.2.202.400 Linux 3 Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 Windows and Macintosh 3 Adobe AIR 14.0.0.179 Android 3 Adobe AIR SDK 14.0.0.178 Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS 3 and Compiler Adobe AIR SDK 14.0.0.178 Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS 3 These updates address critical vulnerabilities in the software. Details Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier versions for Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions: Users of the Adobe Flash Player Active X plugin for Internet Explorer version 14.0.0.145 and earlier should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176. Users of the Adobe Flash Player Windows NPAPI plugin for Firefox version 14.0.0.145 and earlier should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.179. Users of the Adobe Flash Player version 14.0.0.145 and earlier for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.400. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.177 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 for Windows 8.0. Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 installed with Internet Explorer 11 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.176 for Windows 8.1. Users of Adobe AIR 14.0.0.110 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 SDK. Users of the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 14.0.0.178 SDK & Compiler. Users of Adobe AIR 14.0.0.137 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR 14.0.0.179. These updates resolve memory leakage vulnerabilities that could be used to bypass memory address randomization (CVE-2014-0540, CVE-2014-0542, CVE-2014-0543, CVE-2014-0544, CVE-2014-0545). These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2014-0541). These updates resolve a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2014-0538). Affected Software Recommended Player Update Availability Flash Player Active X plugin for 14.0.0.176 Flash Player Download Center Internet Explorer 14.0.0.145 and earlier versions Flash Player Windows NPAPI plugin for Firefox 14.0.0.145 and earlier 14.0.0.179 Flash Player Download Center versions Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier 14.0.0.176 Flash Player Licensing versions (network distribution) Flash Player 11.2.202.394 and earlier 11.2.202.400 Flash Player Download Center for Linux Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier 14.0.0.177 Google Chrome Releases for Chrome (Windows, Macintosh and Linux) Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier in 14.0.0.176 Microsoft Security Advisory Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8.0 Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and earlier in 14.0.0.176 Microsoft Security Advisory Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 AIR 14.0.0.110 and earlier versions 14.0.0.178 AIR Download Center AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK & Compiler 14.0.0.178 AIR SDK Download earlier versions AIR 14.0.0.137 SDK and earlier versions 14.0.0.178 AIR SDK Download AIR 14.0.0.137 and earlier versions for 14.0.0.179 Google Play Android 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: Wen Guanxing from Venustech Adlab (CVE-2014-0538) lokihardt@asrt working with HP's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2014-0540) Soroush Dalili from NCC Group (CVE-2014-0541) Chris Evans of Google Project Zero (CVE-2014-0542, CVE-2014-0543, CVE-2014-0544, CVE-2014-0545) - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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