Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player

Adobe have released updates addressing vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to perform Remote Code Execution and take control of the affected system.

Threat ID:: CC-2185
Category:
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:
Published:: 28 March 2018 12:00 AM

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Summary

Adobe have released updates addressing vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to perform Remote Code Execution and take control of the affected system.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Adobe Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player - all versions prior to version 29.0.0.113

Threat details

CVE's
CVE-2018-4871
CVE-2018-4876
CVE 2018-4877
CVE-2018-4919
CVE-2018-4920

Remediation advice

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates:

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	CVE-2018-4871 - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-01.html CVE-2018-4876 & CVE 2018-4877 - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html CVE-2018-4919 & CVE-2018-4920 https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html