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Adobe security bulletin

Number: AV18-026
Date: 6 February 2018

Purpose

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to a recently published Adobe security bulletin.

Assessment

Adobe has released an update that fixes a vulnerability VulnerabilityA flaw or weakness in the design or implementation of an information system or its environment that could be exploited to adversely affect an organization's assets or operations. in Flash Player. A remote user could exploit this vulnerability and cause the execution of arbitrary code.

Affected Versions:

- Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 28.0.0.137 and earlier
- Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 28.0.0.137 and earlier
- Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 28.0.0.137 and earlier

CVE References: CVE-2018-4877, CVE-2018-4878

Suggested action

CCIRC recommends that system administrators test and deploy the vendor-released updates to affected applications accordingly.

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html

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