Adobe has released an update for Adobe Flash Player that fixes a critical security issue in the application that had been discovered earlier this month. The Google Chrome browser was the first that received a patch yesterday, followed today by all Flash Player versions for the web browsers that rely on a Flash installation and load a Flash plugin to display Flash contents as well as Adobe Air.
The vulnerability, according to Adobe’s information could be exploited to cause a crash on the user system that could allow the attacker to take control of the operating system. Reports that the vulnerability is actively exploited by embedding specifically prepared Flash files in Word and Excel documents have been confirmed by Adobe.
There are reports that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks via a malicious Web page, or a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment, targeting the Windows platform
Google Chrome users do not need to update Adobe Flash unless they have Flash installed separately on their system as well. This can for instance be the case if other web browsers are used or installed on the system as well.
The easiest way to find out if your Flash Player is up to date is to visit the About Flash page over at Adobe. The currently installed version and the latest version are displayed on that page.
Downloads are provided at the Flash Player Download page which automatically displays the correct download for the browser used to open the web page, or by manually downloading the Flash Player updates from the Flash Player Support Center.
Flash Player versions affected by the vulnerability are the following:
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.153.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris operating systems
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.25 and earlier versions for Chrome users
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.156.12 and earlier for Android
Adobe AIR 2.6.19120 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
The now released update of Adobe Flash Player is version 10.2.159.1 on all supported operating systems, and 10.2.154.27 if the Flash version of the Google Chrome browser is checked.
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I have noticed that the flash labs also updated, for main Microsoft internet explorer 64 version browser, there edition of the 64 bit flash player.