Adobe has rolled-out an update for its pop Flash Player software that patches a set of xi critical safety vulnerabilities inwards its program, close of which potentially allow hackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
AFFECTED SOFTWARE
All versions prior to the latest version 17.0.0.134 of the Flash Player are affected on Windows together with Mac OS X machines. Therefore, Adobe Flash Player installed amongst Google Chrome, every bit good every bit Internet Explorer 10 together with xi on Windows viii together with Windows 8.1, should automatically update to the newest version 17.0.0.134.
In addition, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.442 for Linux together with Flash Player Extended Support Release 13.0.0.269 for Windows together with Mac OS X are likewise affected past times the vulnerabilities.
So, users of Flash Player on Linux should update to version 11.2.202.451 together with Flash Player Extended Support Release on Windows together with Mac are recommended to update to version 13.0.0.277.
So, users of Flash Player on Linux should update to version 11.2.202.451 together with Flash Player Extended Support Release on Windows together with Mac are recommended to update to version 13.0.0.277.
REMOTE CODE EXECUTION
Total ix Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities patches are included inwards the latest Adobe Flash PLayer update. An aggressor could serve a peculiarly crafted Flash file to trigger the vulnerabilities, which would atomic number 82 to the execution of attacker's code inwards social club to accept command of a target system.
Most of the vulnerabilities inwards Adobe Flash Player guide maintain been reported past times safety researchers from Google’s Project Zero team. Other safety companies that disclosed the vulnerabilities are Hewlett-Packard, NCC Group, Intel together with McAfee.
LIST OF VULNERABILITIES
The listing of all the patched vulnerabilities along amongst their impacts is given below:
- CVE-2014-0332 — Remote code execution via retentiveness corruption vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0333 — Remote code execution via retentiveness corruption vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0334 — Remote code execution from type confusion vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0335 — Remote code execution via retentiveness corruption vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0336 — Remote code execution from type confusion vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0337 — Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 'cross domain policy bypass' flaw.
- CVE-2015-0338 — Remote code execution from integer overflow vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0339 — Remote code execution via retentiveness corruption vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0340 — Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 'File upload restriction bypass' flaw.
- CVE-2015-0341 — Remote code execution from a 'use-after-free' vulnerability.
- CVE-2015-0342 — Remote code execution from a 'use-after-free' vulnerability.
According to Adobe, none of the vulnerabilities are beingness publicly exploited inwards the wild therefore far. However, nosotros all know that directly afterwards the the issue of updated versions, hackers starts exploiting these critical flaws inwards social club to grab out people who haven't updated their machines.
Therefore users together with administrators running Adobe Flash Player on Windows, Mac OS X together with Linux are advised to update their software to the close recent version of the software inwards an crusade to protect their systems from cyber attacks.
