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Adobe security bulletin

Number: AV17-154
Date: 16 October 2017

Purpose

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to a security bulletin for Adobe Flash Player.

Assessment

Adobe has released the following security update, APSB17-32 to resolve a critical 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 Adobe Flash Player.

Affected Software:

  • Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 27.0.0.159 for Windows and Macintosh
  • Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 27.0.0.159 on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS
  • Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 27.0.0.130 on Windows 10 and 8.1
  • Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 27.0.0.159 for Linux

CVE Reference: CVE-2017-11292

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/apsb17-32.html

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