Adobe Flash Player / AIR Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
9 Jan 2013 14:17
Release Date:
9 Jan 2013
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RISK: High Risk
TYPE: Clients - Audio & Video
A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Adobe Flash Player versions 11.5.502.135 and prior for Windows
- Adobe Flash Player versions 11.5.502.136 and prior for Macintosh
- Adobe Flash Player versions 11.2.202.258 and prior for Linux
- Adobe Flash Player versions 11.1.115.34 and prior for Android 4.x
- Adobe Flash Player versions 11.1.111.29 and prior for Android 3.x and 2.x
- Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8
- Adobe AIR versions 3.5.0.880 and prior for Windows and Macintosh
- Adobe AIR version 3.5.0.880 for Android
- Adobe AIR version 3.5.0.880 SDK and Adobe AIR version 3.5.0.890 SDK
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Update to a fixed version.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-01.html - Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.5.31.137 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
- Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.378.5 for Windows.
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