Adobe Releases Security Patches For Critical Flash Player Vulnerabilities

Adobe has just released its monthly security updates to address
a total of 3 security vulnerabilities in only two of its products
this time—Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Application Manager
(AAM).

None of the security vulnerabilities patched this month in Adobe
products is being exploited in the wild.

The latest update for Adobe Flash
Player, the software that will receive security patch
updates until the end of 2020, this month addresses two
critical vulnerabilities and affects Windows, macOS, Linux, and
Chrome OS versions of the software.
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Both the critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, listed below,
lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current
user, allowing attackers to take complete control over targeted
systems.

• Same-origin method execution (CVE-2019-8069)
• Use-after-free (CVE-2019-8070)

Both the vulnerabilities were reported to Adobe by security
researchers working with the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
platform.

Adobe has also released a security update for Adobe Application
Manager^[3] (AAM) for Windows to
address an Insecure Library Loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability
in the installer.

The vulnerability, rated as important in severity and assigned
as CVE-2019-8076, could also lead to arbitrary code execution,
allowing an attacker to run malicious code on the affected
systems.

Users of affected Adobe software for Windows, macOS, Linux, and
Chrome OS are urged to update their software packages to the latest
versions as soon as possible.

If your system hasn’t yet detected the availability of the new
update automatically, you should manually install the update by
choosing “Help → Check for Updates” in your Adobe software.