Adobe Shockvare Player Critical Security Update

Adobe has released a critical security update for Adobe Shockwave Player which addresses vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.


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: September 8, 2015
Vulnerability identifier: APSB15-22

CVE number: CVE-2015-6680, CVE-2015-6681
Platform: Windows

The newest version 12.2.0.162 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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