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Adobe Monthly Update Dominated by Flash Player

Adobe Monthly update focuses to address primarily Flash Player vulnerabilities.
Threat ID:
CC-1203
Category:
Threat Severity:
Medium
Threat Vector:
Published:
23 February 2017 12:00 AM
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Summary

Adobe Monthly update focuses to address primarily Flash Player vulnerabilities.

Threat details

The purpose of the latest Adobe patch is to mitigate a number of critical memory based exploit opportunities. The Flash vulnerabilities pose a credible risk as malicious actors are able to initiate Malware Infection, Remote Access and Trojan installation by utilising the known Adobe Flash memory exploit.

  • A total of 13 code vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Flash Player

Patches are now available for download via the official Adobe site. It is recommended that the patches are applied promptly to achieve effective mitigation.

Remediation steps

Type Step
  • Ensure all affected software is updated at the earliest available opportunity.
  • Consider reviewing if Flash is required for business as usual operation and remove wherever possible in favour of HTML5.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:25 am