Adobe Security Bulletin

Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player | APSB20-58

Bulletin ID

Date Published

Priority

APSB20-58

October 13, 2020       

 2

Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation could lead to an exploitable crash, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.  

Affected Product Versions

Product

 Version

 Platform

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime

 32.0.0.433 and earlier 

 Windows, macOS and Linux

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome

 32.0.0.433 and earlier

 Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS 

Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11

 32.0.0.387  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 latest version:

Product

Version

Platform

Priority

Availability

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime

32.0.0.445

Windows, macOS

2

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome

32.0.0.445

Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS 

2

Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11

32.0.0.445

Windows 10 and 8.1

2

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime

32.0.0.445

Linux

3

Note:
  • Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows, macOS and Linux update to Adobe Flash Player  32.0.0.445 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  32.0.0.445  for Windows, macOS, 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 32.0.0.445.
  • 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 Number

NULL Pointer Dereference

Arbitrary Code Execution

Critical

CVE-2020-9746

Note:

Exploitation of CVE-2020-9746 requires an attacker to insert malicious strings in an HTTP response that is by default delivered over TLS/SSL. 

 Adobe

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