Critical Update: Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities

Abobe has released an update to Macromedia Flash Player (now owned by Abobe) due to a vulnerability being discovered by Microsoft. The security bulletin provides this summary of the bug:

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform.

This applies to Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier on all operating systems (i.e. Windows, Linux, Solaris). The fixed version (8.0.24.0) can be downloaded at Macromedia’s Player Download Center. Breeze, Shockwave and Flex have also been updated (scroll down to “Details” for download links).

Update your systems before someone figures out exactly how to exploit this flaw.

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March 15, 2006 | Filed Under Tech/Gadgets 

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