Emergency Patch for Adobe Flash
Adobe is warning Flash users about a dangerous security hole in its widely popular browser plugin. Users are being advised to update the application ASAP. Worth noting, the PC Matic vulnerability scan – automates the process of keeping some of most commonly used applications on your system up to date and patched with the latest security protections.
Emergency Patch for Adobe Flash Zero-Day
Adobe Systems Inc. today released an emergency update to fix a dangerous security hole in its widely-installed Flash Player browser plugin. The company warned that the vulnerability is already being exploited in targeted attacks, and urged users to update the program as quickly as possible.
In an advisory issued Tuesday morning, Adobe said the latest version of Flash — v. 18.0.0.194 on Windows and Mac OS X — fixes a critical flaw (CVE-2015-3113) that is being actively exploited in “limited, targeted attacks.” The company said systems running Internet Explorer for Windows 7 and below, as well as Firefox on Windows XP, are known targets of these exploits.
If you’re unsure whether your browser has Flash installed or what version it may be running, browse to this link. Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, should automatically update to the latest version. To force the installation of an available update on Chrome, click the triple bar icon to the right of the address bar, select “About Google” Chrome, click the apply update button and restart the browser.–https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/emergency-patch-for-adobe-flash-zero-day/
What Should You Do
Users of Chrome, and Windows 8 users running Internet Explorer, will automatically receive the updated version. For those on other browsers, Adobe recommends installing the patch as soon as possible.Security researchers have an alternative solution to offer users: dump Flash.
“In lieu of patching Flash Player yet again, it might be worth considering whether you really need to keep Flash Player installed at all,” wrote security journalist Brian Krebs.
Those who wish to stick with Flash Player can get the patched versions from Adobe’s download page.–http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/23/adobe_flash_player/
