Release date: March 10, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: APSB16-08
Priority: See table below
CVE number: CVE-2016-0960, CVE-2016-0961, CVE-2016-0962, CVE-2016-0963, CVE-2016-0986, CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0989, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0992, CVE-2016-0993, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, CVE-2016-1000, CVE-2016-1001, CVE-2016-1002, CVE-2016-1005, CVE-2016-1010
Platform: Windows, Macintosh and Linux
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-2016-1010 is being used in limited, targeted attacks.
Product | Affected Versions | Platform |
---|---|---|
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime | 20.0.0.306 and earlier |
Windows and Macintosh |
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release | 18.0.0.329 and earlier | Windows and Macintosh |
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome | 20.0.0.306 and earlier | Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS |
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 | 20.0.0.306 and earlier | Windows 10 |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | 20.0.0.306 and earlier | Windows 8.1 |
Adobe Flash Player for Linux | 11.2.202.569 and earlier | Linux |
AIR Desktop Runtime | 20.0.0.260 and earlier | Windows and Macintosh |
AIR SDK | 20.0.0.260 and earlier | Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS |
AIR SDK & Compiler | 20.0.0.260 and earlier | Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS |
AIR for Android | 20.0.0.233 and earlier | Android |
- 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 categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
Product | Updated Versions | Platform | Priority rating | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime |
21.0.0.182 | Windows and Macintosh |
1 | |
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release | 18.0.0.333 | Windows and Macintosh |
1 | Extended Support |
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome | 21.0.0.182 | Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS | 1 | Google Chrome Releases |
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 | 21.0.0.182 | Windows 10 | 1 | Microsoft Security Advisory |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | 21.0.0.182 | Windows 8.1 |
1 | Microsoft Security Advisory |
Adobe Flash Player for Linux | 11.2.202.577 | Linux | 3 | Flash Player Download Center |
AIR Desktop Runtime | 21.0.0.176 | Windows and Macintosh | 3 | AIR Download Center |
AIR SDK | 21.0.0.176 | Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS | 3 | AIR SDK Download |
AIR SDK & Compiler | 21.0.0.176 | Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS | 3 | AIR SDK Download |
AIR for Android | 21.0.0.176 | Android | 3 | Google Play Store |
- Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to 21.0.0.182 via the update mechanism within the product when prompted [1], or by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.
- Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to version 18.0.0.333 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 11.2.202.577 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 21.0.0.182 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer for Windows 10 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.182.
- 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 21.0.0.182.
- Adobe recommends users of the AIR desktop runtime, AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler update to version 21.0.0.176 by visiting the AIR download center or the AIR developer center.
- Please visit the Flash Player Help page for assistance in installing Flash Player.
- These updates resolve integer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0963, CVE-2016-0993, CVE-2016-1010).
- These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, CVE-2016-1000).
- These updates resolve a heap overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-1001).
- These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0960, CVE-2016-0961, CVE-2016-0962, CVE-2016-0986, CVE-2016-0989, CVE-2016-0992, CVE-2016-1002, CVE-2016-1005).
- Mateusz Jurczyk and Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero (CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, CVE-2016-1000, CVE-2016-1001, CVE-2016-1002)
- Wen Guanxing from Venustech ADLAB (CVE-2016-0990)
- Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero (CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988)
- Fujibayashi Kyo working with HPE's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-0996)
- Kai Kang of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab (CVE-2016-0995)
- instruder of the Alibaba Security Team (CVE-2016-0960, CVE-2016-0963)
- Liu YongJun of NSFOCUS Security Team (CVE-2016-0961, CVE-2016-0962, CVE-2016-0986, CVE-2016-0989)
- Nicolas Joly of Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) (CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0993)
- Ichinose Kotomi working with HPE's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-0994)
- AbdulAziz Hariri of HPE's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2016-1005)
- Anton Ivanov of Kaspersky Lab (CVE-2016-1010)
- riusksk of Tencent Security Platform Department (CVE-2016-0992)