![]() ![]() Hat tip to the SANS Internet Storm Center for the heads up on the Java fix from Apple. What’s more, like Adobe’s Flash Player, Shockwave demands two separate installation procedures for IE and non-IE browsers. I’m sure it has its uses, but to me Shockwave is just another Adobe program that requires constant care and feeding. As I noted earlier this year, I haven’t had Shockwave on my system for some time now and don’t seem to have missed it. The vulnerabilities fixed by this update exist in versions of Shockwave 11.6.1.629 and earlier. Mozilla Firefox users without Shockwave Player installed may still see “Shockwave Flash” listed in the “Plugins” directory of the browser this merely indicates that the user has Adobe’s Flash Player installed. ![]() If you see a prompt to install Shockwave, there is no need to install it. To test whether you have Shockwave installed, visit this page if you see an animation, it’s time to update. The fixes are available via Windows Updates for most supported versions of the operating system, including XP, Vista and Windows 7.Īdobe’s Shockwave update also fixes critical flaws, but users should check to see if they have this program installed before trying to update it. Information on the other three flaws fixed this week is here. Microsoft says this vulnerability may be difficult to reliably exploit, but it should be patched immediately. The only “critical” patch from Microsoft this month is a dangerous Windows flaw that could be triggered remotely to install malicious software just by sending the target system specially crafted packets of data. Apple slipped out an update that mends at least 17 security holes in its version of Java, and Mozilla issued yet another major Firefox release, Firefox 8. Adobe issued a patch that corrects four vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player, while Redmond pushed updates to address four Windows flaws. Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Mozilla all released updates on Tuesday to fix critical security flaws in their products.
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