Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player versions earlier than 26.0.0.137. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. A memory corruption vulnerability in the Action Script 2 BitmapData class can be exploited remotely to obtain sensitive information;
2. A security bypass vulnerability related to the Flash API (which used in Internet Explorer) can be exploited remotely to obtain sensitive information;
3. A memory corruption vulnerability in Action Script 3 raster data model can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code.

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Technical details

Vulnerability (1) can lead to memory address disclosure.
To update Adobe Flash Player ActiveX (detected as Flash.ocx) on Windows 8 and higher, install latest updates from Control Panel

Original advisories

• Adobe Security Bulletin

Exploitation

Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details.

Related products

• Adobe-Flash-Player-ActiveX
• Adobe-Flash-Player-NPAPI
• Adobe-Flash-Player-PPAPI

CVE list

• CVE-2017-3080
  warning
• CVE-2017-3099
  critical
• CVE-2017-3100
  warning

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