Adobe Security Bulletin

Release date: February 9, 2016

Vulnerability identifier: APSB16-03

Priority: 3

CVE number: CVE-2016-0951, CVE-2016-0952, CVE-2016-0953

Platform: Windows and Macintosh

Summary

Adobe has released updates for Photoshop CC and Bridge CC for Windows and Macintosh. These updates address critical security vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Affected software versions

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations via each application's update mechanism by launching each application, navigating to the Help menu, and clicking "Updates."  For more information, please reference this help page.

For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Creative Cloud Packager to create deployment packages. Refer to this help page for more information.

Patches for Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 (15.2.4) are also available at the following locations:

• Win (32-bit): https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=6015
• Win (64-bit): https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=6016
• Mac: https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=6017

Note: These updates will not show in the Applications & Updates section of the Creative Cloud Packager. Please download the patches directly from the links above, and use the option to “Add Offline Media” as described in the workflow documented here.

Vulnerability details

• These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0951, CVE-2016-0952, CVE-2016-0953).

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Francis Provencher of COSIG (CVE-2016-0951, CVE-2016-0952, CVE-2016-0953) for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.