
Users of version 11.6.8.638 and earlier should update to version 12.0.0.112. Google will automatically update Flash Player for users of Chrome in its next update, while Windows 8 players will updated to the latest version in Internet Explorer 10.Īdobe also released a security update for Shockwave Player.

The vulnerabilities were rated most severe on Windows, and Adobe recommends those users update to version 11.6.602.168, while Mac OS X users should update to 11.6.602.167. Adobe also repaired an information disclosure flaw, the company’s advisory said. The update does address 17 flaws–running the gamut from buffer overflows, integer overflows, memory corruption and use after free bugs–that could crash the player or enable an attacker to remotely control the underlying system. None of today’s vulnerabilities are under attack, the company said. What’s better than one Flash Player update a week? Why two, of course.Īdobe released its regularly scheduled security updates today, including another set of fixes for its ubiquitous Flash Player, less than a week after an emergency patch took care of two zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.
