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HistoryAug 11, 2010 - 12:00 a.m.

Security update available for Adobe Flash Player

2010-08-1100:00:00
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Security update available for Adobe Flash Player

Release date: August 10, 2010

Vulnerability identifier: APSB10-16

CVE number: CVE-2010-0209, CVE-2010-2188, CVE-2010-2213, CVE-2010-2214, CVE-2010-2215, CVE-2010-2216

Platform: All Platforms
Summary

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player version 10.1.53.64 and earlier. These vulnerabilities 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 10.1.53.64 and earlier versions update to Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76. Adobe recommends users of Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610 and earlier versions update to Adobe AIR 2.0.3.
Affected software versions

* Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris
* Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux

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 AIR installed on your system, follow the instructions in the Adobe AIR TechNote.
Solution

Adobe Flash Player
Adobe recommends all users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64 and earlier versions upgrade to the newest version 10.1.82.76 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center or by installing it via the auto-update mechanism within the product when prompted.

For users who cannot update to Flash Player 10.1.82.76, Adobe has developed a patched version of Flash Player 9, Flash Player 9.0.280, which can be downloaded from here.

Adobe AIR
Adobe recommends all users of Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610 and earlier versions update to the newest version 2.0.3 by downloading it from the Adobe AIR Download Center.
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 version 10.1.53.64 and earlier. These vulnerabilities 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-2010-0209).

This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-2188).

This update resolves multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-2213).

This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-2214).

This update resolves a vulnerability that could lead to a click-jacking attack. (CVE-2010-2215).

This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-2216).

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64 and earlier versions update to Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76. Adobe recommends users of Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610 and earlier versions update to Adobe AIR 2.0.3.

Affected software

Recommended player update

Availability

Flash Player 10.1.53.64 and earlier

10.1.82.76

Flash Player Download Center

Flash Player 10.1.53.64 and earlier - network distribution

10.1.82.76

Flash Player Licensing

AIR 2.0.2.12610

AIR 2.0.3

AIR Download Center

Flash Professional CS5, Flash CS4 Professional and Flex 4

10.1.82.76

Flash Player Support Center

Flash CS3 Professional and Flex 3

9.0.280

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:

* Will Dormann of CERT (CVE-2010-0209, CVE-2010-2213, CVE-2010-2216)
* Damian Put through TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2010-2188)
* Lenovo Security Technologies (Beijing), Inc. (CVE-2010-2214)
* Jöran Benker (CVE-2010-2215)
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