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September 21, 2011 10:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/EXPQIfCgCrI/Adobe-Pushes-Emergency-Flash-Player-Security-Fix
Adobe Pushes Emergency Flash Player Security Fix
wiredmikey writes "As expected, Adobe today released a security update for its Flash Player. The out of cycle update addresses critical security issues in flash player as well as an important universal cross-site scripting issue. Adobe reported that one of the vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2444) is being exploited in the wild in active targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link delivered in an email message. To illustrate the importance of keeping systems up to date, including Adobe Flash products, the fact that the RSA cyber attack was executed using a spear phishing attack with an embedded flash file should serve as a friendly reminder. RSA was breached after an employee opened a spreadsheet that contained a zero-day exploit that installed a backdoor through an Adobe Flash vulnerability." 
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