Number: IRCNE2013021751
Date: 2013/02/08
According to “zdnet”, Adobe has issued an emergency fix for Flash to prevent two ongoing malware attacks against the world's most popular Web plug-in.
In an advisory note, Adobe announced the latest release of Flash Player 11.5, which will patch two security zero-day vulnerabilities that are actively being used by hackers and malware writers to spread malware.
While Flash users of Windows and OS X are understood to be focus of the attacks, the release of the unscheduled security fix is also available for Linux users and Android devices.
Users are being warned to update their software as soon as possible, by going to Adobe's Web site, or using the in-built updater in the Windows Control Panel or OS X's System Preferences.
Thursday's security advisory brings the following Flash versions up to date affects the following versions of Flash:
•Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier versions for Windows and OS X;
•Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier versions for Linux;
•Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier versions for Android 4.x;
•Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.31 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x.
Once the update is installed, you can verify that the latest version is installed by using the online Adobe version information tool.
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