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Adobe Flash Player Version 24.0.0.221 Released

Harris

​Adobe Flash Player ​version 24.0.0.221 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.

 



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 Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.221.

  • Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.221 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 24.0.0.221.

 

Vulnerability Details

  • These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2995).
  • These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2987).
  • These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2982, CVE-2017-2985, CVE-2017-2993, CVE-2017-2994).
  • These updates resolve heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017- 2984, CVE-2017-2986, CVE-2017-2992).
  • These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2988, CVE-2017-2990, CVE-2017-2991, CVE-2017-2996).

 

 

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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