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Adobe Flash Player Version 23.0.0.185 Released

Harris

​Adobe Flash Player ​version 23.0.0.185 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

  • [Chrome]Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V does not work with CAPS ON in flex (4186251)
 

Known Issues

  • Resizing embedded flash video player will turn the interface black in xulrunner(4186134)

  • “ALT GR+0” does not return @ on french layout Keyboard(4196791)

  • Performance drop is observed on Firefox 49.0.2 when async drawing is enabled (4197072)



Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows.  These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.  

  • Adobe recommends users of the  Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows update to 23.0.0.185
  • Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.185 for Windows.
  • Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 10 and 8.1 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.185.

 

 

Vulnerability Details

  • These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6992). 
  • These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6987). 
  • These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2016-4286). 
  • These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990).

 

 

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, and Chrome.  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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