Adobe Releases May’s Security Updates Threat Alert

Overview

On May 14, 2019, local time, Adobe officially released May’s security updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its various products, including Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, and Media Encoder.

For details about the security bulletins and advisories, visit the following link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html

Fixed Vulnerabilities

Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player that address a vulnerability listed in the following table:

• Affected versions:

Adobe Flash Player <= 32.0.0.171

• Unaffected versions:

Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.192

For details on vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb19-26.html

Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player that address multiple vulnerabilities listed in the following table:

For details on vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-18.html

Adobe Media Encoder

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Media Encoder that address two vulnerabilities listed in the following table:

• Affected versions:

Adobe Media Encoder 13.0.2

• Unaffected versions:

Adobe Media Encoder 13.1

For details on vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb19-29.html

Solution

Adobe has officially released security updates to fix the preceding vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade their installation to the latest version as soon as possible.

For vulnerability details and remediation, please visit the preceding security bulletin links.

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