Adobe Flash Player 10.1 - Security Update Available
Please patch those flash players as soon as possible.
Last week Handler Deb Hale posted a diary speaking to some Adobe proof of concept malware in the wild.
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=8932
Here is the summary from the Adobe Security Bulletin.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player
version 10.0.45.2 and earlier. These vulnerabilities could cause the
application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take
control of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier
versions update to Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64. Adobe recommends users
of Adobe AIR 1.5.3.9130 and earlier versions update to Adobe AIR
2.0.2.12610.
Flash Player 10.1 - Release Notes
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/838/cpsid_83808.html
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159A.html
Thanks goes to Joe D. for supporting the Internet Storm Center and giving us a heads up on this security update.
Kevin Shortt
ISC Handler on Duty
UPDATE: Joe D. followed up with the following note:
"On the Adobe website, it is just identified as version 10.1; once installed, it is identified as version 10.1.53.64."
UPDATE 2: Thanks for the note Deapesh.
It is noteworthy that this Security Update was released by Adobe on June 10, 2010.
Comments
It does not appear that you need to uninstall 10.0.45.2 for either ActiveX or the Mozilla plugin. However, in order to use it you must restart your browser.
I've deployed to about a dozen test machines this way so far.
phishphreek
Jun 16th 2010
1 decade ago
jlmagee
Jun 17th 2010
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dsh
Jun 17th 2010
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