Adobe Security Bulletin

Adobe Security Bulletin

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Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

Release date: July 14, 2015

Last updated: July 16, 2015

Vulnerability identifier: APSB15-18

Priority: See table below

CVE number: CVE-2015-5122, CVE-2015-5123  

Platform: Windows, Macintosh and Linux

Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of reports that exploits targeting these vulnerabilities have been published publicly. 

Affected Versions

Product Affected Versions Platform
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.203 and earlier
 Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 13.0.0.302 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome  18.0.0.203 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.204 and earlier Linux
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11 18.0.0.203 and earlier Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.481 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 Priority
 Availability
Flash Player Desktop Runtime
 18.0.0.209 Windows and Macintosh
 1 Flash Player Download Center  Flash Player Distribution
Flash Player Extended Support Release 13.0.0.309 Windows and Macintosh
 1 Extended Support
Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.209  Windows, Macintosh and Linux    1 Google Chrome Releases
Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11 18.0.0.209 Windows 8.0 and 8.1
 1 Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491 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 18.0.0.209 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 [2] update to version 13.0.0.309 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 11.2.202.491 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 18.0.0.209 on Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
  • Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 and 11 for Windows 8.x will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.209.
  • 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.
 
[2] Note: Beginning August 11, 2015, Adobe will update the version of the "Extended Support Release" from Flash Player 13 to Flash Player 18 for Macintosh and Windows. To stay current with all available security updates, users must install version 18 of the Flash Player Extended Support Release or update to the most recent available version. For full details, please see this blog post: http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2015/05/upcoming-changes-to-flash-players-extended-support-release-2.html

Vulnerability Details

  • These updates resolve a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5122).
  • These updates resolve a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5123).

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: 

  • Dhanesh Kizhakkinan of FireEye (CVE-2015-5122)
  • Peter Pi of TrendMicro and slipstream/RoL (@TheWack0lian) (CVE-2015-5123) 

Revisions

July 16, 2015: Updated to include versions of Flash Player for Linux as well as the Extended Support Release that address the vulnerabilities referenced in this bulletin.