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| | Details |
| Vulnerability name/brief description | APSB11-28: Security update available for Adobe Flash Player |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2011-2445
CVE-2011-2450
CVE-2011-2451
CVE-2011-2452
CVE-2011-2453
CVE-2011-2454
CVE-2011-2455
CVE-2011-2456
CVE-2011-2457
CVE-2011-2458
CVE-2011-2459
CVE-2011-2460
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| Vendor threat level | Critical
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| SophosLabs threat level | High |
| Solution | APSB11-28 |
| Vendor description | Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.153 and earlier versions for Android. These vulnerabilities could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55.
Users of Adobe Flash Player for Android 11.0.1.153 and earlier versions should update
to Adobe Flash Player for Android 11.x.x.x. |
| SophosLabs comments | Adobe Flash exploit account for a significant proportion of all vulnerabilities that SophosLabs see. We expect that the items mentioned will be exploited in the near future. |
| SophosLabs testing result | |
| Currently known exploits | |
| First sample seen | |
| Discovery date | 2011-11-10 |
| Affected software | Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh,
Linux and Solaris operating systems
Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.153 and earlier versions for Android |
| References | http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-28.html |
| Credits | MAPP
Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team (CVE-2011-2450, CVE-2011-2451, CVE-2011-2452, CVE-2011-2453, CVE-2011-2454, CVE-2011-2457, CVE-2011-2460)
An Anonymous reporter through iDefense's Vulnerability Contributor Program (CVE-2011-2459)
lakehu of Tencent Security Center (CVE-2011-2458)
Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2011-2455)
Ben Hawkes of the Google Security Team (CVE-2011-2456)
Ivan Golenkov and Alexander Gostev of Kaspersky Lab
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