Adobe Fixes Flash Player Zero-Day Vulnerability

Adobe has released an emergency update for Flash Player to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability that already has been used in targeted attacks by North Korean hackers. News of the vulnerability broke last week with an alert from the South Korean Compu… Continue reading Adobe Fixes Flash Player Zero-Day Vulnerability

Adobe Confirms Unpatched Flash Player Vulnerability Used in Attacks

Adobe Systems has confirmed that attackers are in possession of an exploit for a critical zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player that will be patched over the coming days. News of the flaw first came Jan. 31 in an alert from the South Korean Computer E… Continue reading Adobe Confirms Unpatched Flash Player Vulnerability Used in Attacks

Microsoft’s Jan. 2018 Patch Tuesday Lowdown

Microsoft on Tuesday released 14 security updates, including fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws detailed last week, as well as a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office that is being exploited in the wild. Separately, Adobe pushed a security update to its Flash Player software. Continue reading Microsoft’s Jan. 2018 Patch Tuesday Lowdown

Adobe, Microsoft Patch Critical Cracks

It’s Nov. 14 — the second Tuesday of the month (a.k.a. “Patch Tuesday) — and Adobe and Microsoft have issued gobs of security updates for their software. Microsoft’s 11 patch bundles fix more than four-dozen security holes in various Windows versions and Office products — including at least four serious flaws that were publicly disclosed prior to today. Meanwhile, Adobe’s got security updates available for a slew of titles, including Flash Player, Photoshop, Reader and Shockwave. Continue reading Adobe, Microsoft Patch Critical Cracks

Adobe Releases Critical Security Patches for 9 Products

Adobe Systems has released security patches for nine of its products to fix 86 vulnerabilities, the majority of which are rated as critical and important. In addition to Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat, which are the usual recipients of Adobe’s security patches, the company has updated Photoshop CC, Adobe Connect, Adobe DNG Converter, InDesign, Digital..

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Adobe Patches Flash Player, 56 Bugs in Reader and Acrobat

Adobe released a monster update for Acrobat and Reader patching dozens of remote code execution vulnerabilities, along with a Flash Player update addressing a handful of critical flaws. Continue reading Adobe Patches Flash Player, 56 Bugs in Reader and Acrobat

Adobe Fixes Critical Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Adobe Systems released an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that was being exploited in the wild through Microsoft Word documents to infect computers with a known surveillance tool. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-1129… Continue reading Adobe Fixes Critical Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Exploited by Black Oasis APT

Adobe today released an out-of-band Flash Player update addressing a zero-day vulnerability being exploited by a little-known Middle Eastern APT group called Black Oasis. Continue reading Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Exploited by Black Oasis APT

Microsoft’s October Patch Batch Fixes 62 Flaws

Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix at least 62 security vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and other software. Two of those flaws were detailed publicly before yesterday’s patches were released, and one of them is already being exploited in active attacks, so attackers already have a head start. Continue reading Microsoft’s October Patch Batch Fixes 62 Flaws