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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2305
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
13 September 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
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-11282 CVE-2017-11281
Reference: ASB-2017.0149
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-28.html
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Adobe Security Bulletin
Applies to: Flash Player
Last Published: September 13, 2017
Security updates available for Flash Player | APSB17-28
Bulletin ID Date Published Priority
APSB17-28 September 12, 2017 1
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows,
Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address two critical memory
corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
Affected product versions
Product Version Platform
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 26.0.0.151 and earlier Windows, Macintosh
and Linux
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 26.0.0.151 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 26.0.0.151 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 Version Platform Priority Availability
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 27.0.0.130 Windows, Macintosh 1 Flash Player Download Center
Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 27.0.0.130 Windows, Macintosh,
Linux and Chrome OS 2 Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 27.0.0.130 Windows 10 and 8.1 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 27.0.0.130 Linux 3 Flash Player Download Center
Note:
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows,
Macintosh and Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.130 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
27.0.0.130 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 27.0.0.130.
Please visit the Flash Player Help page for assistance in installing Flash
Player.
[1] Users 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
Vulnerability Category Vulnerability Impact Severity CVE Numbers
Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Critical CVE-2017-11281
Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Critical CVE-2017-11282
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google
Project Zero (CVE-2017-11281, CVE-2017-11282) for reporting these issues and
for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.
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