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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.1004
Security update available for Adobe Flash Player
5 November 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Flash Player
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS X
Linux variants
Solaris
Mobile Device
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2010-3976 CVE-2010-3654 CVE-2010-3652
CVE-2010-3650 CVE-2010-3649 CVE-2010-3648
CVE-2010-3647 CVE-2010-3646 CVE-2010-3645
CVE-2010-3644 CVE-2010-3643 CVE-2010-3642
CVE-2010-3641 CVE-2010-3640 CVE-2010-3639
CVE-2010-3638 CVE-2010-3637 CVE-2010-3636
Reference: ESB-2010.0982
Original Bulletin:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html
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Security update available for Adobe Flash Player
Release date: November 4, 2010
Vulnerability identifier: APSB10-26
CVE number: CVE-2010-3636, CVE-2010-3637, CVE-2010-3638, CVE-2010-3639,
CVE-2010-3640, CVE-2010-3641, CVE-2010-3642, CVE-2010-3643, CVE-2010-3644,
CVE-2010-3645, CVE-2010-3646, CVE-2010-3647, CVE-2010-3648, CVE-2010-3649,
CVE-2010-3650, CVE-2010-3652, CVE-2010-3654, CVE-2010-3976
Platform: All Platforms
Summary
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3
and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, and Adobe
Flash Player 10.1.95.1 for Android. These vulnerabilities, including
CVE-2010-3654 referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-05, could cause the
application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control
of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions
for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris update to Adobe Flash Player
10.1.102.64. We expect to make available an update for Flash Player 10.x for
Android by November 9, 2010.
Affected software versions
* Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions for Windows,
Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris
* Adobe Flash Player 10.1.95.1 for Android
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.
Solution
Adobe recommends all users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions
upgrade to the newest version 10.1.102.64 by downloading it from the Adobe
Flash Player Download Center. Windows users can install the update via the
auto-update mechanism within the product when prompted.
For users who cannot update to Flash Player 10.1.102.64, Adobe has developed a
patched version of Flash Player 9, Flash Player 9.0.289.0, which can be
downloaded from here.
Severity rating
Adobe categorizes this as a critical update and recommends affected users
update their installations to the newest versions.
Details
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3
and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, and Adobe
Flash Player 10.1.95.1 for Android. These vulnerabilities, including
CVE-2010-3654 referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-05, could cause the
application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control
of the affected system.
This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2010-3654).
This update resolves an input validation issue vulnerability that could lead
to a bypass of cross-domain policy file restrictions with certain server
encodings (CVE-2010-3636).
This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code
execution (ActiveX only) (CVE-2010-3637).
This update resolves an information disclosure vulnerability (Macintosh
platform, Safari browser only) (CVE-2010-3638).
This update resolves a Denial of Service vulnerability. Arbitrary code
execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2010-3639).
This update resolves multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities that could
lead to code execution:
* (CVE-2010-3640)
* (CVE-2010-3641)
* (CVE-2010-3642)
* (CVE-2010-3643)
* (CVE-2010-3644)
* (CVE-2010-3645)
* (CVE-2010-3646)
* (CVE-2010-3647)
* (CVE-2010-3648)
* (CVE-2010-3649)
* (CVE-2010-3650)
* (CVE-2010-3652)
This update resolves a library-loading vulnerability that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2010-3976).
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions
for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris update to Adobe Flash Player
10.1.102.64. We expect to make available an update for Flash Player 10.x for
Android by November 9, 2010.
Affected software Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier
Recommended player update 10.1.102.64
Availability Flash Player Download Center
Affected software Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier - network
distribution
Recommended player update 10.1.102.64
Availability Flash Player Licensing
Affected software Flash Professional CS5, Flash CS4 Professional
and Flex 4
Recommended player update 10.1.102.64
Availability Flash Player Support Center
Affected software Flash CS3 Professional and Flex 3
Recommended player update 9.0.289.0
Availability Flash Player Support Center
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:
* Tokuji Akamine of Symantec Consulting Services Japan (CVE-2010-3636)
* Xiaopeng Zhang of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (CVE-2010-3637)
* Erik Osterholm of Texas A&M University (CVE-2010-3638)
* Matthew Scott Bergin of Smash The Stack and Bergin Pen. Testing
(CVE-2010-3639)
* Will Dormman of CERT (CVE-2010-3640, CVE-2010-3641, CVE-2010-3642,
CVE-2010-3643, CVE-2010-3644, CVE-2010-3645, CVE-2010-3646,
CVE-2010-3647, CVE-2010-3648, CVE-2010-3649, CVE-2010-3650,
CVE-2010-3652)
* Simon Raner of ACROS Security (CVE-2010-3976)
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