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Adobe Published Security Updates for Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop

Adobe published security updates for multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat, and Photoshop that allows attackers to steal sensitive information.

APSB18-43 Photoshop CC – Adobe Security Updates

Adobe published security updates that resolve an important vulnerability in Photoshop CC 19.1.6 and earlier 19.x versions which can be exploited to steal sensitive information.

Affected Version

Photoshop CC 19.1.6 and earlier

Fixed Versions

Photoshop CC 19.1.7 and 20.0

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2018-15980 – Information disclosure

APSB18-40 – Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Adobe published security updates that fix information disclosure vulnerability with Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to the inadvertent leak of the user’s hashed NTLM password.

Affected Version

Acrobat DC 2019.008.20080 and earlier versions

Acrobat Reader DC 2019.008.20080 and earlier versions

Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30105 and earlier versions

Acrobat Reader 2017 2017.011.30105 and earlier versions

Acrobat DC 2015.006.30456 and earlier versions

Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30456 and earlier versions

Fixed Versions

Acrobat DC 2019.008.20080 and earlier versions

Acrobat Reader DC 2019.008.20080 and earlier versions

Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30105 and earlier versions

Acrobat Reader 2017 2017.011.30105 and earlier versions

Acrobat DC 2015.006.30456 and earlier versions

Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30456 and earlier versions

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2018-15979 – Information disclosure

APSB18-39 – Flash Player

The security updates address important vulnerability with Adobe Flash Player 31.0.0.122 and earlier versions. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to steal sensitive information.

Affected Version

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 31.0.0.122 and earlier versions

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 31.0.0.122 and earlier versionsChrome OS

Adobe Flash Player for Edge and IE 11 31.0.0.122 and earlier versions

Fixed Versions

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 31.0.0.148 Windows, macOS

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 31.0.0.148 Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS

Adobe Flash Player for Edge and IE 11 31.0.0.148 Windows 10 and 8.1

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 31.0.0.148 Linux

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2018-15978 – Information disclosure.

With the October update, Adobe fixed 86 Vulnerabilities Fixed with Adobe Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

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