{"id":53467,"date":"2016-05-12T10:43:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T17:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=53467"},"modified":"2016-06-14T14:53:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T21:53:27","slug":"adobe-issues-patch-for-flash-player-zero-day-exploit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/adobe-issues-patch-for-flash-player-zero-day-exploit\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 Released with Security Patches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Adobe-Flash-Player-21.0.0.242-released.png\" alt=\"Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 released\" width=\"750\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Adobe-Flash-Player-21.0.0.242-released.png 750w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Adobe-Flash-Player-21.0.0.242-released-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Adobe-Flash-Player-21.0.0.242-released-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Adobe-Flash-Player-21.0.0.242-released-657x372.png 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adobe Systems has just released Flash Player updates with patches for a zero-day exploit, issuing Flash version 21.0.0.242 for Windows and Macintosh, and version 11.2.202.621 for Linux. The now outdated Flash Player versions are vulnerable to a zero-day flaw, identified as <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/security\/products\/flash-player\/apsa16-02.html\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4117<\/a>, which is being used actively to compromise PCs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/adobe-patched-header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10591 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 Released with Security Patches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/adobe-patched-header.jpg\" alt=\"adobe-patched-header\" width=\"185\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/adobe-patched-header.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/adobe-patched-header-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/adobe-patched-header-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAdobe is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2016-4117 exists in the wild,\u201d the software company <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/psirt\/?p=1352\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a>. \u201cSuccessful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Discovered by security researcher Genwei Jiang, the critical zero-day vulnerability affects Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Chrome OS.<\/p>\n<p>Adobe software affected by this update includes the following:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/APSB16-15-affected-adobe-software.png\" alt=\"APSB16-15 affected Adobe software\" width=\"680\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/APSB16-15-affected-adobe-software.png 680w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/APSB16-15-affected-adobe-software-150x61.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/APSB16-15-affected-adobe-software-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/APSB16-15-affected-adobe-software-657x266.png 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The full list of vulnerabilities patched with Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 are described as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These updates resolve type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (<a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1105\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1105<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4117\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4117<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (<a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1097\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1097<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1106\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1106<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1107\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1107<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1108\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1108<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1109\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1109<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1110\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1110<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4108\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4108<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4110\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4110<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>These updates resolve a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (<a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1101\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1101<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (<a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1103\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1103<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (<a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1096\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1096<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1098\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1098<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1099\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1099<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1100\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1100<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1102\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1102<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1104\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-1104<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4109\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4109<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4111\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4111<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4112\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4112<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4113\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4113<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4114\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4114<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4115\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4115<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>These updates resolve a vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources that could lead to code execution (<a href=\"http:\/\/cve.mitre.org\/cgi-bin\/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4116\" target=\"_blank\">CVE-2016-4116<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a list of acknowledgements highlighting the researchers who discovered the flaws patched in today\u2019s update, see Adobe\u2019s Security Bulletin (<a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/security\/products\/flash-player\/apsb16-15.html\" target=\"_blank\">APSB16-15<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Macintosh and Windows users running Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime should update to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/get.adobe.com\/flashplayer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flash Player 21.0.0.242<\/a><\/strong> (17.7 MB) immediately, and Linux users should update to Flash Player 11.2.202.621 by visiting the <a 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Adobe Flash installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe has patched a Flash Player zero-day exploit with the release of Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 for Macintosh and Windows, and version 11.2.202.621 for Linux.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,2923,52,2920,982],"class_list":["post-53467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-security-news","tag-adobe","tag-cve-2016-4117","tag-exploit","tag-flash-player-21-0-0-242","tag-zero-day"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Adobe 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