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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2151
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
14 September 2016
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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
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-6932 CVE-2016-6931 CVE-2016-6930
CVE-2016-6929 CVE-2016-6927 CVE-2016-6926
CVE-2016-6925 CVE-2016-6924 CVE-2016-6923
CVE-2016-6922 CVE-2016-6921 CVE-2016-4287
CVE-2016-4285 CVE-2016-4284 CVE-2016-4283
CVE-2016-4282 CVE-2016-4281 CVE-2016-4280
CVE-2016-4279 CVE-2016-4278 CVE-2016-4277
CVE-2016-4276 CVE-2016-4275 CVE-2016-4274
CVE-2016-4272 CVE-2016-4271
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
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Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Release date: September 13, 2016
Last updated: September 13, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: APSB16-29
Priority: See table below
CVE number: CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275,
CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-4280,
CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285,
CVE-2016-4287, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6924,
CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930,
CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932
Platform: Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows,
Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS. 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 22.0.0.211 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.366 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 22.0.0.211 and earlier Windows 10 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.632 and earlier 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 categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and
recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
Product Updated Versions Platform Priority rating Availability
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 23.0.0.162 Windows and Macintosh 1 Flash Player Download Center
Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.375 Windows and Macintosh 1 Extended Support
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 23.0.0.162 Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS 1 Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 23.0.0.162 Windows 10 and 8.1 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.635 Linux 3 Flash Player Download Center
- - Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows
and Macintosh update to 23.0.0.162 via the update mechanism within the
product when prompted [1], or by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download
Center.
- - Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
should update to version 18.0.0.375 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 11.2.202.635 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 23.0.0.162 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS.
- - Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer for
Windows 10 and 8.1 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which
will include Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.162.
- - 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 an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2016-4287).
- - These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923,
CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930,
CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932).
- - These updates resolve security bypass vulnerabilities that could lead to
information disclosure (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278).
- - These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280,
CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285,
CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924).
Acknowledgments
- - Weizhong Qian of ART&UESTC's Neklab (CVE-2016-4280)
- - Mumei working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-4279)
- - Leone Pontorieri (CVE-2016-4271)
- - Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero
(CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275)
- - Soroush Dalili and Matthew Evans from NCC Group (CVE-2016-4277)
- - Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team working with the Chromium Vulnerability
Rewards Program (CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926)
- - willJ of Tencent PC Manager (CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6924)
- - JieZeng of Tencent Zhanlu Lab working with the Chromium Vulnerability
Rewards Program (CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932)
- - Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research (CVE-2016-4272,
CVE-2016-4278)
- - Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (CVE-2016-4287, CVE-2016-6921,
CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6929)
- - b0nd@garage4hackers working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
(CVE-2016-4276)
- - Tao Yan (@Ga1ois) of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282,
CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285)
Revisions
September 13, 2016: Removed CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4237 and CVE-2016-4238,
which were inadvertently included in the original version of this bulletin.
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