Adobe
released updates for Flash Player that fix two vulnerabilities that could allow
attackers to bypass security controls in the software.
One of the
vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2014-0504, can be exploited to read the
contents of a computer’s clipboard, the short-term data storage feature of the
OS where information is kept during copy and paste operations. The second
vulnerability, identified as CVE-2014-0503, could be exploited to bypass the
browser’s same-origin policy, an important security feature that prevents
resources loaded from different domain names from interacting with each other.
The security
updates released by the company Tuesday are Flash Player 12.0.0.77 for
Windows and Mac and Flash Player 11.2.202.346 for Linux. The Flash Player
plug-ins distributed with Chrome, Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 and
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 will be automatically updated to version
12.0.0.77 through the respective update mechanisms of those browsers.
Adobe rated
the newly patched vulnerabilities as important, not critical, because they
don’t allow remote code execution.
The absence
of critical fixes in Flash Player updates is somewhat uncommon, but in this
case, it is likely because Adobe was forced to release an out-of-band emergency
update on Feb. 20 to address a zero-day vulnerability that was
being actively exploited in targeted attacks. The company also took that
occasion to fix two other critical vulnerabilities that had been privately
reported.
So, if you need anything to fix, i'm recommending you update for your own safety.
God bless...
So, if you need anything to fix, i'm recommending you update for your own safety.
God bless...
Source: PcWorld
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