Adobe Fixes Shockwave Vulnerabilities with Valentine’s Day Patch

Adobe has updated their Shockwave player to version 11.6.4.634 addressing a critical vulnerability allowing a hacker to compromise a system and another security update for RoboHelp. Everyone should update their Adobe Shockwave Player.

Vulnerability identifier APSB12-02 addresses critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.3.633 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities, to run malicious code on the affected system. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.3.633 and earlier versions update to Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.4.634

Vulnerability identifier APSB12-04 addresses an important vulnerability in RoboHelp 9 (or for Word on Windows. A specially crafted URL could be used to create a cross-site scripting attack on Web-based output generated using RoboHelp for Word. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.3.633 and earlier versions update to Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.4.634

You can download the latest Shockwave Player from Majorgeeks at the following links:

Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.4.634
Adobe Shockwave Player Slim 11.6.4.634