Windows 10: Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player | APSB18-19 - June 7

Brink · Jun 7, 2018

Security updates available for Flash Player | APSB18-19

Bulletin ID Date Published Priority APSB18-19 June 7, 2018 1
Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2018-5002 exists in the wild, and is being used in limited, targeted attacks against Windows users. These attacks leverage Office documents with embedded malicious Flash Player content distributed via email.

Affected Product Versions

Product Version Platform Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions Windows, macOS and Linux Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions 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 30.0.0.113 Windows, macOS 1 Flash Player Download Center
Flash Player Distribution Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 30.0.0.113 Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS 1 Google Chrome Releases Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 30.0.0.113 Windows 10 and 8.1 1 Microsoft Security Advisory Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 30.0.0.113 Linux 3 Flash Player Download Center
Note:

Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows, macOS and Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 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 30.0.0.113 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 30.0.0.113.

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 Type Confusion Arbitrary Code Execution Critical CVE-2018-4945 Integer Overflow Information Disclosure Important CVE-2018-5000 Out-of-bounds read Information Disclosure Important CVE-2018-5001 Stack-based buffer overflow Arbitrary Code Execution Critical CVE-2018-5002
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:

Jihui Lu of Tencent KeenLab and willJ of Tencent PC Manager working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-4945)

Anonymously reported through Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-5000, CVE-2018-5001)

CVE-2018-5002 was independently identified and reported by the following organizations and individuals: Chenming Xu and Jason Jones of ICEBRG, Bai Haowen, Zeng Haitao and Huang Chaowen of 360 Threat Intelligence Center of 360 Enterprise Security Group, and Yang Kang, Hu Jiang, Zhang Qing, and Jin Quan of Qihoo 360 Core Security (@360CoreSec), Tencent PC Manager (http://guanjia.qq.com/)

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Source: Adobe Security Bulletin

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Martin.O · Jun 8, 2018

Adobe Flash Player

I just recently got an upgrade to the HTC Trophy

I Just wanted to know when Adobe Flash Player will be available on Windows Mobile 7?

AntonyJose · Jun 8, 2018

Is Adobe Flash Player needed in Windows 10 ?

Hi Wayne,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Please answer the query, mentioned below:

When did you get the Adobe Flash Player message?

Adobe Flash Player helps you to play videos online.

If you are unable to play video online, download the Adobe flash player from Adobe website link.

If you are getting this Adobe Flash Player message, while using IE, I suggest you to follow the steps in the article, mentioned below.

Flash Player Help

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the updated information, in order to assist you accordingly.

Thank you.

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