Adobe has synced their security release schedule with that of Microsoft. It is therefor not surprising that the company announced yesterday the availability of security updates for several of their products. Security updates were released for Adobe Shockwave Player, Flash Media Server, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Photoshop CS5 and RoboHelp.
All security issues have received the maximum severity rating of critical, with the exception of the one for RoboHelp which received one of important instead.
The Flash Player update fixes several critical vulnerabilities in all Adobe Flash Player versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris and Android. Versions that are affected by the vulnerability are Flash Player 1.0.3.181.36 and earlier on all supported systems (Android 10.3.185.25 and earlier).
A successful exploit of a vulnerability could cause a crash and the successful taking control of the system in the process.
Adobe recommends that all users update Adobe Flash Player as soon as possible to protect their operating system and data from exploits.
The latest version of Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded from Adobe’s Download Center or in the case of Android from the Android Marketplace.
Windows users can furthermore use the Flash Player Settings Manager that is part of the Windows Control Panel to check for updates. Here it is furthermore possible to check the Flash Player version that is installed on the system. The path is Control Panel > Flash Player (32-bit) > Advanced. Users with a 64-bit version of Flash Player installed need to change the 32-bit to 64-bit in the path.
Additional information about the Flash Player vulnerabilities are available on Adobe’s security bulletin page.
Google Chrome users, who do not have Flash installed separately, have received an update by now that has updated their internal version of Flash to the latest version.
Happy updating everyone.
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Today i read a ferry nice to read – and ferry handy article to set Adobe flash player settings in Windows or Mac
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/set-adobe-flash-player-settings-in-windows-or-mac/
What about those using Flash 11 beta (I know it is meant for developer and everyday use), is it free from above mentioned exploits.
Anon I cannot say, but I’d guess that it is also affected by the vulnerabilities. Maybe there is a beta update available as well?