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[WARNING] Update your Adobe Shockwave Player immediately! [REMOTE CODE EXECUTION]

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Alert for: Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.7.148 and earlier users


Vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-0500 and CVE-2014-0501


Update ASP: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/


Information:
Adobe has released a security update to address critical vulnerabilities for Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.7.148 and earlier versions of the Windows and Mac OS X systems.

The Patch fixes two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, that could potentially allow an attacker to remotely take control of the affected system.

According to the Security Advisory released by Adobe, the vulnerabilities labeled as CVE-2014-0500 and CVE-2014-0501, and very limited information is available at this moment.

"An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions."

Windows and Mac OS X users are recommended to update their Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.7.148 and earlier versions update to the newest version Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.9.149.

Source: http://thehackernews.com/2014/02/Adobe-S...ities.html
Ah, thank you! I've read this article earlier, but forgot to update. Good thing you reminded me.
That's it, I'm done with Adobe.

HTML5 is the future for in-browser, past that, I don't use their software. Just uninstalled flash:-
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Been needing a reason for this for awhile, here's the reason.
Doesnt Google Chrome automatically update this?


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