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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2014.2222
             Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
                             26 November 2014

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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
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-8439  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html

Comment: Active exploits of this vulnerability have been identified in the 
         wild: https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002768.html

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Adobe Security Bulletin

Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

Release date: November 25, 2014

Vulnerability identifier: APSB14-26

Priority: See table below

CVE number: CVE-2014-8439

Platform: All Platforms

Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, 
Macintosh and Linux.  These updates provide additional hardening against 
CVE-2014-8439, which was mitigated in the October 14, 2014 release (reference 
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html).   

Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest 
versions: 

  Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh 
  should update to Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.239. 

  Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to 
  Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.258. 

  Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 
  11.2.202.424. 

  Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet 
  Explorer on Windows 8.x will be automatically updated to the current 
  version. 

Affected software versions

  Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.223 and earlier versions 

  Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.252 and earlier 13.x versions 

  Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.418 and earlier versions for Linux 

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.

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below: 

  Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for 
  Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.239 by visiting 
  the Adobe Flash Player Download Center, or via the update mechanism within 
  the product when prompted. 

  Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 
  should update to version 13.0.0.258 by visiting 
  http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html. 

  Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux update to Adobe 
  Flash Player 11.2.202.424 by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.

  Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically 
  updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash 
  Player 15.0.0.239 on Windows and 15.0.0.242 on Macintosh. 

  Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer for Windows 8.x will be 
  automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash 
  Player 15.0.0.239.

Priority and severity ratings

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and 
recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

Product                     Affected versions         Platform                  Priority rating
Adobe Flash Player Desktop  15.0.0.223 and earlier    Windows and Macintosh         2
Runtime

Adobe Flash Player Extended 13.0.0.252 and earlier    Windows and Macintosh         2
Support Release

Adobe Flash Player for      15.0.0.223 and earlier    Windows, Macintosh and Linux  2
Google Chrome

Adobe Flash Player for      15.0.0.223 and earlier    Windows 8.0 and 8.1           2
Internet Explorer 10 and 
Internet Explorer 11

Adobe Flash Player          11.2.202.418 and earlier  Linux                         3

These updates address a critical vulnerability in the software.

Details

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, 
Macintosh and Linux.  These updates provide additional hardening against 
CVE-2014-8439, which was mitigated in the October 14, 2014 release (reference 
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html).   

  Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh 
  should update to Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.239. 

  Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to 
  Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.258. 

  Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 
  11.2.202.424. 

  Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet 
  Explorer on Windows 8.x will be automatically updated to the current 
  version.  

These updates provide additional hardening against a vulnerability in the 
handling of a dereferenced memory pointer that could lead to code execution 
(CVE-2014-8439).  A mitigation was previously introduced for this issue in 
the October 14, 2014 release. 

Affected Software              Recommended Player Update   Availability
Flash Player Desktop Runtime   15.0.0.239                  Flash Player Download Center
                                                           Flash Player Distribution
                                                           
Flash Player Extended Support  13.0.0.258                  Extended Support
Release

Flash Player for Linux         11.2.202.424                Flash Player Download Center

Flash Player for Google Chrome 15.0.0.239 (Windows)
                               15.0.0.242 (Macintosh)      Google Chrome Releases
                               
Flash Player for Internet      15.0.0.239                  Microsoft Security Advisory
Explorer 10 and Internet 
Explorer 11

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for 
reporting the relevant issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our 
customers:

  Sébastien Duquette of ESET, Timo Hirvonen of F-Secure and Kafeine (CVE-2014-8439)

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