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US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA10-223A -- Adobe Flash and AIR Vulnerabilities
From: US-CERT Alerts <alerts_at_nospam>Date: Wed Aug 11 2010 - 18:16:45 GMT
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National Cyber Alert System
Cyber Security Alert SA10-223A
Adobe Flash and AIR Vulnerabilities
Original release date: August 11, 2010
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
* Adobe Flash Player
* Adobe AIR
Other Adobe products that support Flash may also be vulnerable.
Overview
There are vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash player and AIR. An
attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of
your computer.
Solution
Update Flash Player and Adobe AIR
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-16 recommends updating using the
Adobe Flash Player Download Center and the Adobe AIR Download
Center. Both Flash Player and AIR support automatic updates.
Following these instructions will update the Flash web browser
plug-in and ActiveX control, as well as AIR. However, it will not
update Flash support in Adobe Reader, Acrobat, or other products.
To reduce your exposure to these and other Flash vulnerabilities,
consider the following mitigation technique.
Disable Flash in your web browser
Uninstall Flash or restrict which sites are allowed to run Flash.
To the extent possible, only run trusted Flash content on trusted
domains. For more information, see Securing Your Web Browser. Note
that disabling Flash may affect your browsing experience on certain
websites.
Description
Adobe Security Advisory APSB10-16 describes vulnerabilities in
Flash Player and AIR. Flash content could be on a web page, in a
PDF document, in an email attachment, or embedded in another file.
By convincing you to open malicious Flash content, an attacker may
be able to take control of your computer or cause it to crash.
References
* Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-16 -
<http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-16.html>
* Adobe Flash Player Download Center -
<http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/>
* Adobe AIR Download Center - <http://get.adobe.com/air/>
* Securing Your Web Browser -
<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/>
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<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/alerts/SA10-223A.html>
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Feedback can be directed to US-CERT Technical Staff. Please send
email to <cert@cert.org> with "SA10-223A Feedback VU#660993" in
the subject.
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Revision History
August 11, 2010: Initial release
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