Adobe Security Bulletin

Release date: March 12, 2015

Last Updated: April 15, 2015

Vulnerability identifier: APSB15-05

Priority: See table below

CVE number: CVE-2015-0332, CVE-2015-0333, CVE-2015-0334, CVE-2015-0335, CVE-2015-0336, CVE-2015-0337, CVE-2015-0338, CVE-2015-0339, CVE-2015-0340, CVE-2015-0341, CVE-2015-0342

Platform: All Platforms

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.  These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

• Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134.
• Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.277.
• Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.451.
• Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to version 17.0.0.134.
• Users of the Adobe AIR desktop runtime should update to version 17.0.0.144.
• Users of the Adobe AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler should update to version 17.0.0.144.
• Users of Adobe AIR for Android should update to version 17.0.0.144.

• Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305 and earlier versions
• Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.269 and earlier 13.x versions
• Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.442 and earlier 11.x versions
• AIR Desktop runtime 17.0.0.124 and earlier versions
• AIR SDK 17.0.0.124 and earlier versions
• AIR SDK & Compiler 17.0.0.124 and earlier versions
• AIR Android 17.0.0.124 and earlier versions

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.

To verify the version of Adobe AIR installed on your system, follow the instructions in the Adobe AIR TechNote.

Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below:

• Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134 by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center, or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted.
• Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to version 13.0.0.277 by visiting http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html.
• Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.451 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 17.0.0.134.
• Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer for Windows 8.x will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134.
• Adobe recommends users of the Adobe AIR desktop runtime should update to version 17.0.0.144 by visiting the Adobe AIR Download Center. 
• Adobe recommends users of the Adobe AIR SDK should update to version 17.0.0.144 by visiting the Adobe AIR Download Center. 
• Adobe recommends users of the Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler should update to version 17.0.0.144 by visiting the Adobe AIR Download Center. 
• Adobe recommends users of the Adobe AIR for Android should update to Adobe AIR 17.0.0.144 by downloading the latest version from the Google Play store.

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

These updates address critical vulnerabilities in the software.

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.  These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

• Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134.
• Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.277.
• Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.451.
• Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to version 17.0.0.134.
• Users of the Adobe AIR desktop runtime should update to version 17.0.0.144.
• Users of the Adobe AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler should update to version 17.0.0.144.
• Users of Adobe AIR for Android should update to version 17.0.0.144.
  

These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0332, CVE-2015-0333, CVE-2015-0335, CVE-2015-0339).

These updates resolve type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0334, CVE-2015-0336).

These updates resolve a vulnerability that could lead to a cross-domain policy bypass (CVE-2015-0337).

These updates resolve a vulnerability that could lead to a file upload restriction bypass (CVE-2015-0340).

These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0338).

These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0341, CVE-2015-0342).

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:

• Chris Evans of Google Project Zero (CVE-2015-0332, CVE-2015-0335)
• Yuki Chen as well as Xiaoning Li of Intel Labs and Haifei Li of McAfee Labs (CVE-2015-0333)
• Natalie Silvanovich, working with Google Project Zero (CVE-2015-0334, CVE-2015-0336)
• Soroush Dalili of NCC Group (CVE-2015-0337, CVE-2015-0340)
• Mark Brand of Google Project Zero (CVE-2015-0339)
• bilou working with HP's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2015-0341)
• Jihui Lu of KeenTeam (@K33nTeam), working with the Chromium vulnerability reward program (CVE-2015-0342)

April 15, 2015: Added versions of Adobe AIR that address the CVEs referenced in this bulletin.