Adobe Updates today as well.
Adobe also has published updates today for Flash Player, resolving CVE-2013-5331 and CVE-2013-5332.
This is a remote execution vulnerability, by way of a malicious SWF (Flash) content in an MS Word document.
The versions will vary from platform to platform, but if you are running Flash Player you should update soon (today if possible).
Shockwave Player also sees an update today, addressing CVE-2013-5333 and CVE-2013-5334 on the Windows and Mac platforms. With this update applied, both platforms should be at version 12.0.7.148
These exploits also result in remote execution, so if you have Shockwave Player installed today is a good day to update, either right before or right after the Microsoft reboot.
You'd think by now most major products would have an auto update or a "click here to update" feature. From this note, perhaps you'd think that Adobe might be unique in not having this, but you'd be surprised what other major system components don't update themselves!
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Rob VandenBrink
Metafore
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Makes one wonder just how many security vulnerabilities you can possibly program into a browser plugin?
Jeff
Anonymous
Dec 10th 2013
1 decade ago
Another issue is patch deployment of exploit.. SANS 301... fix was not out yet and I am running Adobe's latest version. DL Qualys.. auto update.. 3 flavors... I deployed through the whole company where WSUS could not hit in remote areas.
As I was typing this.. updated...
Anonymous
Dec 10th 2013
1 decade ago
Anonymous
Dec 11th 2013
1 decade ago