Monday, 21 May 2012
Adobe has released a patch fixing eight vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to infect users with malware then gain control of the system.
Adobe patches security vulnerabilities including a Shockwave Player vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code on a victim's computer.
Adobe fixed multiple vulnerabilities including critical exploits that would allow remote attacks that could take over victims' systems.
The zero-day vulnerability allows attackers to crash a victim's computer and take over the entire system. Affected Shockwave Players include versions 11.5.8.612 and those earlier versions running on Windows and Mac OS X.
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