Adobe Flash Player version 16.0.0.305 has been released by Adobe Systems. Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that is required for viewing of certain applications, content, and videos.
Fixed Issues
- Empty ContextMenu item causes Pepper Plugin crash.(3916213)
- IE does not work with symbolic link.( 3912048)
- Graphical glitches with bitmap smoothing and scaling.( 3915192)
- Flash Player shows “plug-in failure” when system language is Hebrew.( 3853930)
Security Updates
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2015-0313 is actively being exploited in the wild via drive-by-download attacks against systems running Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows 8.1 and below. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
- Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to version 16.0.0.305.
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0313, CVE-2015-0315, CVE-2015-0320, CVE-2015-0322, CVE-2015-0331).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0314, CVE-2015-0316, CVE-2015-0318, CVE-2015-0321, CVE-2015-0329, CVE-2015-0330).
These updates resolve type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0317, CVE-2015-0319).
These updates resolve heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0323, CVE-2015-0327).
These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0324).
These updates resolve null pointer dereference issues (CVE-2015-0325, CVE-2015-0326, CVE-2015-0328).
Adobe Flash Player is one of the applications that is managed and updated by ODS. If you are a current customer, ODS will automatically update your version of Adobe Flash Player over the next few days. ODS will deploy both the ActiveX version and the Plugin version. This ensures that Adobe Flash Player will function with web browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. The update will install silently. No user interaction is required. There are no additional fees or charges for ODS to update your version of Adobe Flash Player.
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