Adobe Shockwave Player Critical Security Update

Adobe has released a critical security update for Adobe Shockwave Player which resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems.


Although I have yet to need Shockwave Player on this computer, there are still many people who use it.  If you have Shockwave Player installed, please update to the latest version.

Release date: July 14, 2015
Vulnerability identifier: APSB15-17

CVE number: CVE-2015-5120, CVE-2015-5121
Platform: Windows and Macintosh

The newest version 12.1.9.159 is available here: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/.  As usual, watch for any pre-checked add-ons not needed for the update.

References

• Adobe Priority Ratings
• PSIRT Blog
• Security Bulletin
  

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