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Slew of dangerous Adobe Flash flaws patched
iTnews (AUS) ^
| Mar 11 2016
| Juha Saarinen
Posted on 03/11/2016 5:46:01 PM PST by Utilizer
Adobe has issued patches for 21 serious flaws in its Flash Player software to address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow attackers to take control of victims' systems.
The vulnerabilities affect versions of Flash for Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X and iOS, Linux and Google's ChromeOS operating systems, Adobe said.
Of the vulnerabilities, three allow arbitrary code execution through integer overflows, and 11 involve use-after-free flaws.
Researchers from Google's Project Zero, HP Enterprise Zero Day Initiative, NSFOCUS, Microsoft, Kaspersky, Tencent and Venustech also discovered a heap underflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash and eight memory corruption bugs - all of which allow attackers to run code remotely.
Microsoft rates the vulnerabilities as critical, affecting 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10.
(Excerpt) Read more at itnews.com.au ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: adobe; flash; malware; security; windowspinglist
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Yet more Flash software woes... It appears all users affected in every OS out there.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:46:01 PM PST
by
Utilizer
To: Utilizer
Does this mean we get to update Flash every fifteen minutes now?
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:50:04 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." --Samuel Clemens)
To: Utilizer
I always wonder how many of these are caused by H1B Visa holders. Cheap labor. You get what you pay for.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:53:12 PM PST
by
w1andsodidwe
(TRUMP. YES! Bye Bye Hillary.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Not yet. It’s not quite the Win10 level yet. ;)
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:53:52 PM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: Utilizer
Apple level, on the other hand... *ducks!* *grin*
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:55:35 PM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: dayglored; Swordmaker; unixfox; ShadowAce
For whoever has the latest ping lists...
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:56:50 PM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: Utilizer
Flash is the biggest POS on the Internet.
Abraham Lincoln warned about its multitudinous flaws on April 15, 1865
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:57:13 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: Utilizer
I wish to hell Adobe Flash would die its well-deserved and long-overdue death already.
To: Vendome
I dunno. Uncounted numbers of vendors use Point Of Sale software on a daily basis with relatively few errors reported.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:01:14 PM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: Utilizer
Those are Marxist tools, for the proletariat....
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:02:53 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:03:57 PM PST
by
Faith65
(Isaiah 40:31)
To: Utilizer
I’ve been Flash-free for 3 months and haven’t missed it at all. I’m glad I uninstalled it on all machines.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:05:42 PM PST
by
50mm
(Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
To: Utilizer
I wish I had the lifetime employment that comes with the job of Lead Adobe Flash Security Administrator. You are paid well. You are always busy. The job is expected to last well into the next century. Perfect.
To: 50mm
Ive been Flash-free for 3 months and havent missed it at all. Im glad I uninstalled it on all machines.
Now install NoScript and you're home free!
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:18:19 PM PST
by
867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
To: 867V309
I’ve had Noscript for years.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:19:40 PM PST
by
50mm
(Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
To: 50mm
Ive had Noscript for years.
Excellent. Most flash won't play without javascript.
I also recommend a modified hosts file and Ghostery.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:25:00 PM PST
by
867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
To: 867V309
Got Ghostery and Adblock too.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:26:58 PM PST
by
50mm
(Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
To: 50mm
Got Ghostery and Adblock too.
Then you're just not doing your part to support the internet.... ;)
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:30:12 PM PST
by
867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
To: 867V309
I use whitelisting for conservative sites and full block on libtard sites.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:32:48 PM PST
by
50mm
(Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
To: 50mm
I use whitelisting for conservative sites and full block on libtard sites.
But if you blacklist DU, you can't go there and smell the angst.
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posted on
03/11/2016 6:35:40 PM PST
by
867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
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