Adobe Flash Player version 16.0.0.257 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
- The video size of CNN video player does not come back to its normal size in none fullscreen mode after exiting the fullscreen mode by pressing “esc” key.(3863580)
- First frame is lost when exporting the video.(3738705)
- Flash needs to append a “Flash” directory to the path returned from IEGetWriteableFoldePath().(3860413
- Disabling Hardware Acceleration in IE flash plugin disables it in AIR EXEs.(3843535)
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 recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
- Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows should update to Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.257.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to version 16.0.0.257.
These updates resolve an improper file validation issue (CVE-2015-0301).
These updates resolve an information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited to capture keystrokes on the affected system (CVE-2015-0302).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306).
These updates resolve heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0304, CVE-2015-0309).
These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0305).
These updates resolve an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could be exploited to leak memory addresses (CVE-2015-0307).
These updates resolve a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0308).
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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