Adobe Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Reader, Acrobat, Flash and Shockwave
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Peter James
Adobe has released new versions of its Acrobat and Reader software, patching 30 vulnerabilities, some of them critical. These fixes affect all platforms – Windows, Mac and UNIX – and “could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”
Users can download new versions of Adobe Reader here, and can get the latest versions of Acrobat here.
Adobe has also released a new version of Flash Player, fixing 13 flaws; more information here, and downloads of the new version available here.
Finally, Shockwave Player sees patches for 21 vulnerabilities. Users can download a new version here.