Vulnerabilities found in Adobe Flash Player

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities.

Vulnerable programs are:

- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier versions
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 and earlier versions
- Flex 3.0
- AIR 1.0

Solution is to upgrade Adobe Flash Player to the newest version 9.0.124.0, by downloading it from the Player Download Center, or by using the auto-update mechanism within the product when prompted. Flex users can get the update here and AIR users through AIR Download Centre.


More information can be found here.