will APSB15-27 install automatically if flash is set to auto update? How do you determine if it is installed?

[FCHN_IT_Infrastructure]

Will  will APSB15-27 install automatically if flash is set to auto update?  How do you determine if it is installed?

[_maria_ · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Yes, if Flash is configured to auto update then the system will automatically update to the latest version, 19.0.0.226.  There are a number of ways to determine if the system is updated:

Windows:

• Check the version number in the files saved at:
  • C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
• In the registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer > CurrentVersion
    • But if you have multiple browsers, you can check the version for each player type:
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerActiveX > Version
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPepper > Version
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPluginReleaseType > Version
  • If you have 64-bit OS you'll want to check the corresponding Wow6432Node node as well (although, the installed version should be the same for both 32- and 64-bit versions)

OS X:

• NPAPI Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Info.plist > CFBundleVersion
• PPAPI Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/PepperFlashPlayer/PepperFlashPlayer.plugin/Contents/Info.plist > CFBundleVersion

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Maria

[FCHN_IT_Infrastructure]

Maria,

Thank you for the response.   I may be mistaken but I believe 19.0.0.266 is the version prior to the latest zero day patch issued by Adobe.  I am wondering how to determine if the critical zero day patch is applied as the version number does not appear to change with the zero day patch. 

Thanks again

Todd

[_maria_]

Hi https://forums.adobe.com/people/FCHN%20IT%20Infrastructure,

19.0.0.266 is the most recent release, addressing the 0-day in APSB15-27 (Adobe Security Bulletin).  The version prior was 19.0.0.207.

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Maria

[FCHN_IT_Infrastructure]

Thank you Maria.  

[jeromiec83223024]

Since you're an IT shop, I'd recommend that you also subscribe to the Adobe Security Notification Service for notifications on the availability of security updates across all Adobe products: 

Check out:

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