Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2018 Edition

Microsoft today pushed out a bevy of software updates to fix more than four dozen security holes in Windows and related software. Almost a quarter of the vulnerabilities addressed in this month's patch batch earned Microsoft's "critical" rating, meaning malware or miscreants can exploit the flaws...

Microsoft June 2018 Patch Tuesday Pushes 11 Critical Security Updates

It's time to gear up for the latest June 2018 Microsoft security patch updates. Microsoft today released security patch updates for more than 50 vulnerabilities, affecting Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, MS Office, MS Office Exchange Server, ChakraCore, and Adobe Flash Player—11 of which are...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2018

Executive Summary Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 50 flaws, with 11 of them rated "critical," and 39 rated "important." These vulnerabilities impa...

Adobe Flash Player Out-of-Bounds Memory Read Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-11830)

Adobe Flash Player is a widely used, proprietary multimedia program player originally written by Macromedia and continued to be developed and distributed by Adobe after Macromedia was acquired by Adobe. Adobe Flash Player suffers from an out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability. An attacker could...

Adobe Flash Player Out-of-bounds read (APSB18-19: CVE-2018-5001)

A out of bounds read vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information...

Adobe Flash Player Type Obfuscation Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-11803)

Adobe Flash Player is a widely used, proprietary multimedia program player originally written by Macromedia and continued to be developed and distributed by Adobe after Macromedia was acquired by Adobe. Adobe Flash Player suffers from a type confusion vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this...

Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (APSB18-19: CVE-2018-4945)

A type confusion vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system...

Adobe Flash Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player is a widely used, proprietary multimedia program player originally written by Macromedia and continued to be developed and distributed by Adobe after Macromedia was acquired by Adobe. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier...

Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow (APSB18-19: CVE-2018-5000)

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system...

Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-11804)

Adobe Flash Player is a widely used, proprietary multimedia program player originally written by Macromedia and continued to be developed and distributed by Adobe after Macromedia was acquired by Adobe. Adobe Flash Player suffers from an integer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could exploit...

CVE-2018-5165

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to...

Type confusion

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to...

CVE-2018-5165

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to...

CVE-2018-5165

CVE-2018-5165 affects Firefox versions older than 60, where the 32‑bit Firefox/Adobe Flash protected mode checkbox is inverted in the UI: it appears off when protected mode is enabled, potentially leading users to disable protections. The underlying issue is a mismatch between the displayed state...

CVE-2018-5165

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to...

CVE-2018-5165

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to...

A week in security (June 4 – June 10)

Last week on Labs, we took a look at hidden mobile ads, the perils of social media spam, and how to shore up your landline defenses. We also took a deep dive into Emotet malware analysis, and gave you some summertime safety tips. Other news Update your Adobe Flash player if you haven't already...

flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerabilities (APSB18-19)

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure...

[ASA-201806-7] flashplugin: multiple issues

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201806-7 ========================================= Severity: Critical Date : 2018-06-09 CVE-ID : CVE-2018-4945 CVE-2018-5000 CVE-2018-5001 CVE-2018-5002 Package : flashplugin Type : multiple issues Remote : Yes Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-716 Summary...

Threatpost News Wrap Podcast for June 8

Threatpost editors Tom Spring, Tara Seals and Lindsey O’Donnell discuss the week’s information security news, including a bevy of IoT device privacy incidents, a critical Adobe Flash vulnerability, and an update on the breadth and impact of the VPNFilter malware found last month by Cisco Talos...