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    Adobe Shockwave follows Reader with security patch

A couple of weeks after Adobe Reader and Acrobat needed a ‘Patch Tuesday’, Adobe Shockwave has a big security hole leaving millions of users vulnerable.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 25 Jun 2009 at 10:53

Adobe has had to patch up another critical vulnerability in one of its software products – this time with its Shockwave player.

The flaw could have allowed a remote hacker to take control of a user’s system.

It was reported by security researcher Paul Kurczaba through Tipping Point’s Zero Day Initiative. Adobe claimed that 450 million internet-enabled desktops have installed Shockwave player.

Adobe Shockwave is a multimedia player that allows users to access applications such as 3D entertainment and interactive product demonstrations.

The fix comes only a couple of weeks after Adobe released a patch for 13 vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat as part of a regular patching cycle.

Adobe recommended that Shockwave users on Windows uninstall an earlier version of Shockwave, restart, and install the new version available here.

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