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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0069
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
11 January 2017
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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-2017-2938 CVE-2017-2937 CVE-2017-2936
CVE-2017-2935 CVE-2017-2934 CVE-2017-2933
CVE-2017-2932 CVE-2017-2931 CVE-2017-2930
CVE-2017-2928 CVE-2017-2927 CVE-2017-2926
CVE-2017-2925
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.html
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Adobe Security Bulletin
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Release date: January 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: APSB17-02
Priority: See table below
CVE number: CVE-2017-2925, CVE-2017-2926, CVE-2017-2927, CVE-2017-2928,
CVE-2017-2930, CVE-2017-2931, CVE-2017-2932, CVE-2017-2933, CVE-2017-2934,
CVE-2017-2935, CVE-2017-2936, CVE-2017-2937, CVE-2017-2938
Platform: Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows,
Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. 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 24.0.0.186 and earlier Windows, Macintosh and Linux
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 24.0.0.186 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 24.0.0.186 and earlier Windows 10 and 8.1
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 24.0.0.194 Windows and Macintosh 1 Flash Player Download Center
Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 24.0.0.194 Windows, Macintosh, 1 Google Chrome Releases
Linux and Chrome OS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge 24.0.0.194 Windows 10 and 8.1 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
and Internet Explorer 11
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 24.0.0.194 Linux 3 Flash Player Download Center
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime
for Windows, Macintosh and Linux update to 24.0.0.194 via the update
mechanism within the product [1] or 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 24.0.0.194 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer
11 for Windows 10 and 8.1 will be automatically updated to the latest
version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194.
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 security bypass vulnerability that could lead
to information disclosure (CVE-2017-2938).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead
to code execution (CVE-2017-2932, CVE-2017-2936, CVE-2017-2937).
These updates resolve heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could
lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2927, CVE-2017-2933, CVE-2017-2934,
CVE-2017-2935).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could
lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2925, CVE-2017-2926, CVE-2017-2928,
CVE-2017-2930, CVE-2017-2931).
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:
Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research (CVE-2017-2936,
CVE-2017-2937)
Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero
(CVE-2017-2931, CVE-2017-2932, CVE-2017-2933, CVE-2017-2934,
CVE-2017-2935)
Khalil Zhani working with Chromium Vulnerability Rewards Program
(CVE-2017-2928)
willJ of Tencent PC Manager (CVE-2017-2925)
Francis Provencher of COSIG (CVE-2017-2930)
Jann Horn of Google Project Zero (CVE-2017-2938)
Kai Lu of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs working with the Chromium
Vulnerability Rewards Program (CVE-2017-2926, CVE-2017-2927)
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