Flash

Adobe on Friday issued an emergency patch for a critical bug in its Flash Player software that is being used in targeted malware attacks.

Adobe on Wednesday released an update for its Flash Player, which includes a capability for users to receive future updates automatically.

A cross-site scripting vulnerability being exploited in the wild has prompted Adobe to issue an update to its Flash Player, a move that may catch security pros off guard.

Adobe has added a beta sandbox feature to its Flash Player running in the Mozilla Firefox browser, the company announced Monday

Adobe patched a dozen bugs on Thursday with an update to its Flash Player.

With the exception of issuing critical security fixes for existing installations, Adobe will no longer develop new versions of Flash for mobile.

Critical updates were released for Adobe Flash Player, Flash Media Server, Shockwave Player and Photoshop CS5.

An Adobe Flash vulnerability that was fixed this week is being leveraged in widespread but targeted drive-by downloads and spear phishing attacks.

Adobe on Thursday issued a Flash Player update that quashes a number of critical security flaws and introduces an easier way for users to delete Flash cookies.

Threat of the month: Flash zero-day

Adobe is set to release an emergency update on Friday to its Flash Player for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris, shoring up a zero-day vulnerability disclosed earlier this week. Users of Flash for Google Chrome will receive the update on Thursday via the browser's auto-update mechanism. Attackers are actively exploiting the flaw under the guise of a legitimate Microsoft Word document, Adobe has warned. The company expects to provide an update no later than the week of April 25 for Adobe Acrobat X and earlier for Windows and Mac, Adobe Reader X for Mac and Adobe Reader 9.4.3 and earlier for Windows and Mac. Adobe Reader X for Windows is expected to be updated with the next quarterly release, scheduled for June 14.