Security bulletin

Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

Release date: March 12, 2013

Vulnerability identifier: APSB13-09

Priority: See Table Below

CVE number: CVE-2013-0646, CVE-2013-0650, CVE-2013-1371, CVE-2013-1375

Platform: All Platforms

Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.43 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.275.

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 for Windows.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.48.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.43 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.44.

Users of Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Android should update to Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 SDK.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.599 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 SDK & Compiler.

Affected software versions

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 and earlier versions for Linux

Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47 and earlier versions for Android 4.x

Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.43 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x

Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Android

Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 SDK and earlier versions

Adobe AIR 3.6.0.599 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions

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.



To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player x.x.

To verify the version of Adobe AIR installed on your system, follow the instructions in the Adobe AIR TechNote.

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below:

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh update to the newest version 11.6.602.180 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. Users of Flash Player 11.2.x or later for Windows, or Flash Player 11.3.x or later for Macintosh, 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.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 and earlier versions for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.275 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.

For users of Flash Player 10.3.183.67 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.6.602.180, Adobe has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.68, which can be downloaded here.

For users of Flash Player 10.3.183.67 and earlier versions for Linux, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.2.202.275, Adobe has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.68, which can be downloaded here.

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 for Windows.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.48*.

* Note: Applicable only for Android 4.x devices with Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012.





* Note: Applicable only for Android 4.x devices with Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012. Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.43 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.44*.

* Note: Applicable only for Android 3.x devices and earlier with Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012.

Users of Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 SDK and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 SDK.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.599 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 SDK & Compiler.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 by browsing to Google play or the Amazon Marketplace on an Android device.

Priority and severity ratings

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installations to the newest versions:

Product Updated version Platform Priority rating Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 Windows 1 11.6.602.180 Macintosh 2 11.2.202.275 Linux 3 11.1.115.48 Android 4.x 3 11.1.111.44 Android 3.x and 2.x 3 Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 Windows, Macintosh,

Android and SDK &

Compiler (includes

AIR for iOS) 3



These updates address critical vulnerabilities in the software.



Details

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.43 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.275.

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 for Windows.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.48.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.43 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.44.

Users of Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Android should update to Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 SDK.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.599 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 3.6.0.6090 SDK & Compiler.

These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2013-0646).

These updates resolve a use-after-free vulnerability that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2013-0650).

These updates resolve a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2013-1371).

These updates resolve a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2013-1375).

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: