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Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Threat ID:
CC-1270
Category:
Threat Severity:
Medium
Threat Vector:
Published:
16 March 2017 12:00 AM
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Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Threat details

Vulnerability identifier: APSB17-07

These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2997).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999).
These updates resolve a random number generator vulnerability used for constant blinding that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2017-3000).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003).

Vulnerability identifier: APSB17-08

This update resolves a vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources that could lead to escalation of privilege (CVE-2017-2983). 

Remediation steps

Type Step
Ensure any identified vulnerable products are included in patch deployment schedules.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:25 am