Monday, August 27, 2012

Security Update For Adobe Flash Player And AIR

Adobe has released updated versions of Flash Player and AIR. The new versions fix critical memory handling related vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.


Affected versions:
- Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier
- Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier Android 4.x
- Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier Android 3.x- and 2.x
- Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 and earlier
- Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK and earlier
- Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier for Android

Recommended action:
- Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier Windows and Macintosh versions: version 11.4.402.265 recommended
- Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier for Linux: version 11.2.202.238 recommended
-Flash Player integrated with Google Chrome will be updated by Google via Chrome update
- Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier for Android 4.x: version 11.1.115.17 recommended
- Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier for Android 3.x and earlier: version 11.1.111.16 recommended
- Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 for Windows and Macintosh: version 3.4.0.2540 recommended
- Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK: version 3.4.0.2540 SDK recommended
- Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier for Android: version 3.4.0.2540 recommended


More information can be read from Adobe's security bulletin.

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