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Adobe Issues Critical Macromedia Flash Update

Brian Krebs writes on Security Fix:

Adobe has released updated versions of its ubiquitous Macromedia Flash and Shockwave online media players, which the company said fix several critical security vulnerabilities in previous versions.

Adobe said that if a user loaded a specially crafted Shockwave file from a malicious Web site, that site could hijack that person's browser and potentially seize complete control over the visitor's computer.

Microsoft Windows users are more or less guaranteed to have Flash on their systems whether they recall installing it or not. The program was redistributed with Windows XP Service Packs 1 and 2, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Millennium Edition, according to a separate advisory Microsoft issued Tuesday.

Adobe says updated versions of Flash Player 7 for Linux and Solaris, which contain fixes for these vulnerabilities, are also available from the Adobe Player Download Center.

The problem affects Flash Player versions 8.0.22.0 and earlier. To see what version you have installed, check out this link. To update, go here.

posted by Fergie @ 3/15/2006 09:06:00 AM