Adobe Security Bulletin

Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

Release date: October 16, 2015

Vulnerability identifier: APSB15-27

Priority: See table below

CVE number: CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648

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.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2015-7645 is being used in limited, targeted attacks.

Affected Versions

Product Affected Versions Platform
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.207 and earlier
Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.252 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.207 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 19.0.0.207 and earlier Windows 10
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 19.0.0.207 and earlier Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.535 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 Availability
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime
19.0.0.226 Windows and Macintosh
1 Flash Player Download Center  Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.255 Windows and Macintosh
1 Extended Support
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.226 Windows, Macintosh and Linux    1 Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.225 Chrome OS 1 Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 19.0.0.226 Windows 10 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 19.0.0.226 Windows 8.0 and 8.1
1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.540 Linux 3 Flash Player Download Center
  • Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226 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 18.0.0.255 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 11.2.202.540 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 19.0.0.226 on Windows, Macintosh and Linux, and 19.0.0.225 on 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 19.0.0.226.
  • 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 19.0.0.226.
  • 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 type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648).

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: 

  • Peter Pi of Trend Micro for detection and analysis of the exploit (CVE-2015-7645)
  • Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero for vulnerability research (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)