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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2590
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
14 October 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Flash PLayer
Adobe AIR
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
OS X
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7644 CVE-2015-7643 CVE-2015-7634
CVE-2015-7633 CVE-2015-7632 CVE-2015-7631
CVE-2015-7630 CVE-2015-7629 CVE-2015-7628
CVE-2015-7627 CVE-2015-7626 CVE-2015-7625
CVE-2015-5569
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-25.html
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Adobe Security Bulletin
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Release date: October 13, 2015
Vulnerability identifier: APSB15-25
Priority: See table below
CVE number: CVE-2015-5569, CVE-2015-7625, CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627,
CVE-2015-7628, CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7630, CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7632,
CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634, CVE-2015-7643, CVE-2015-7644
Platform: All Platforms
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates
address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to
take control of the affected system.
Affected Versions
Product Affected Versions Platform
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.185 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.241 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.185 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and
Internet Explorer 11 19.0.0.185 and earlier Windows 10
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
10 and 11 19.0.0.185 and earlier Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.521 and earlier Linux
AIR Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.190 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
AIR SDK 19.0.0.190 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.190 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
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 categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and
recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
Product Updated Versions Platform Priority Availability
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.207 Windows and Macintosh 1 Flash Player Download Center Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.252 Windows and Macintosh 1 Extended Support
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.207 Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS 1 Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and
Internet Explorer 11 19.0.0.207 Windows 10 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
10 and 11 19.0.0.207 Windows 8.0 and 8.1 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.535 Linux 3 Flash Player Download Center
AIR Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.213 Windows and Macintosh 3 AIR Download Center
AIR SDK 19.0.0.213 Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS 3 AIR SDK Download
AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.213 Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS 3 AIR SDK Download
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for
Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.207 by visiting the
Adobe Flash Player Download Center or via the update mechanism within the
product when prompted [1].
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
update to version 18.0.0.252 by visiting
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html.
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player for Linux update to Adobe
Flash Player 11.2.202.535 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 19.0.0.207 on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 will be
automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash
Player 19.0.0.207.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 and 11 for Windows
8.0 and 8.1 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will
include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.207.
Adobe recommends users of the AIR desktop runtime, AIR SDK and AIR SDK &
Compiler update to version 19.0.0.213 by visiting the AIR download center or
the AIR developer center.
Please visit the Flash Player Help page for assistance in installing Flash
Player.
[1] Users of Flash Player 11.2.x or later for Windows, or Flash Player 11.3.x
or later 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.
Vulnerability Details
These updates resolve a vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass
the same-origin-policy and lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-7628).
These updates include a defense-in-depth feature in the Flash broker API
(CVE-2015-5569).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7643, CVE-2015-7644).
These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2015-7632).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2015-7625, CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627, CVE-2015-7630,
CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634).
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:
Dave "dwizzzle" Weston (CVE-2015-5569)
bee13oy, working with the Chromium Vulnerability Rewards Program
(CVE-2015-7633)
instruder of the Alibaba Security Threat Information Center working with
HP's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2015-7629)
Anonymous working with HP's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2015-7632)
Nicolas Joly, and Natalie Silvanovich from Google Project Zero
(CVE-2015-7644)
bilou working with HP's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2015-7631)
bilou working with HP's Zero Day Initiative and Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360
Vulcan Team (CVE-2015-7643)
instruder of the Alibaba Security Threat Information Center
(CVE-2015-7630)
Jincheng Liu and Lijun Cheng of the Alibaba Security Research Team
(CVE-2015-7625, CVE-2015-7626)
Jie Zeng of Qihoo 360 (CVE-2015-7634)
Kai Kang of Tencent's Xuanwu LAB (CVE-2015-7627)
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