Security Vulnerabilities in APSB14-02 for Adobe Flash Player

Description

The vulnerabilities in the following products could cause the system to become vulnerable to malicious security attack: Adobe Flash Player NPAPI plug-in for Firefox

Analysis

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.332 and earlier versions for Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could 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 11.9.900.170 and earlier versions for Windows Internet Explorer should update to Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38.Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 and earlier versions for NPAPI plugin-based browsers on Windows should update to Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 and earlier versions for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38.Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.332 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335.Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.41 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38 for Windows 8.0.Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 installed with Internet Explorer 11 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38 for Windows 8.1.Users of Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1380 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1390.Users of Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1380 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1390.Users of the Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1380 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1390 SDK.Users of the Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1380 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1390 SDK & Compiler.

Affected Applications

Adobe Flash Player NPAPI plug-in for Firefox

CVE References

CVE-2014-0491 CVE-2014-0492

Other References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-02.html