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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2010.0822
 Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat
                             14 September 2010

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and prior for Windows, 
                     Macintosh, Linux and Solaris
                   Adobe Flash Player 10.1.92.10 for Android
                   Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and prior for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX
                   Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and prior for Windows and Macintosh
Publisher:         Adobe
Operating System:  Windows
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                   Mobile Device
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        None
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-2884  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-03.html

Comment: Adobe has yet to release updates to correct this vulnerability, but
         has stated that they expect to have updates for Adobe Flash Player 
         available by September 27, 2010, and Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat
         available during the week of October 4, 2010.

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Security Advisory for Flash Player

Release date: September 13, 2010

Vulnerability identifier: APSA10-03

CVE number: CVE-2010-2884

Platform: All

Summary

A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier 
versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 
10.1.92.10 for Android. This vulnerability also affects Adobe Reader 9.3.4 for
Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for 
Windows and Macintosh. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-2884) could cause a crash 
and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There 
are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild 
against Adobe Flash Player on Windows. Adobe is not aware of any attacks 
exploiting this vulnerability against Adobe Reader or Acrobat to date.

We are in the process of finalizing a fix for the issue and expect to provide 
an update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and 
Android operating systems during the week of September 27, 2010. We expect to 
provide updates for Adobe Reader 9.3.4 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and 
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 for Windows and Macintosh during the week of October 4, 
2010.

Affected software versions

    * Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier versions for Windows, 
      Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.1.92.10 for Android
    * Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX
    * Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

Severity rating

Adobe categorizes this as a critical issue.

Details

A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier 
versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 
10.1.92.10 for Android. This vulnerability also affects Adobe Reader 9.3.4 for 
Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for 
Windows and Macintosh. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-2884) could cause a crash 
and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. 
There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the 
wild against Adobe Flash Player on Windows. Adobe is not aware of any attacks 
exploiting this vulnerability against Adobe Reader or Acrobat to date.

We are in the process of finalizing a fix for the issue and expect to provide 
an update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and 
Android operating systems during the week of September 27, 2010. We expect to 
provide updates for Adobe Reader 9.3.4 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and 
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 for Windows and Macintosh during the week of October 4, 
2010.

Adobe actively shares information about this and other vulnerabilities with 
partners in the security community to enable them to quickly develop 
detection and quarantine methods to protect users until a patch is available. 
As always, Adobe recommends that users follow security best practices by 
keeping their anti-malware software and definitions up to date.

Users may monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security 
Incident Response Team blog at the following URL: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt 
or by subscribing to the RSS feed here: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/atom.xml.

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Steven Adair of the Shadowserver Foundation for 
working with us on this issue with Adobe to help protect our customers.

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