![]() ![]() Bear in mind that updating via the Download Center involves installing Adobe’s Download Manager, which may try to foist additional software. Updates are available by browsing with the appropriate browser to the Flash Player Download Center. Remember that if you use Internet Explorer in addition to other browsers, you will need to apply this update twice: Once to install the Flash Active X plugin for IE, and again to update other browsers, such as Firefox and Opera. ![]() The new version for most platforms is 10.3.181.14 Android users should upgrade to Flash Player 10.3.185.21 available by browsing to the Android Marketplace on an Android phone Google appears to have updated Chrome users automatically with this version of Flash back on May 6 (Chrome versions 11.0.696.68 and later have the newest Flash version). To learn which version of Flash you have, visit this link. The vulnerabilities exist in Flash versions 10.2.159.1 and earlier for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris. However, to date, Adobe has not obtained a sample that successfully completes an attack.” In the advisory that accompanies this update, Adobe said “there are reports of malware attempting to exploit one of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2011-0627, in the wild via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment targeting the Windows platform. This “critical” patch fixes at least 11 vulnerabilities, including one that reports suggest is being exploited in targeted email attacks. Adobe has released another batch of security updates for its ubiquitous Flash Player software. ![]()
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