Hence their decision to label the issue as “critical”.
On Android-powered devices, Adobe Flash Player 10.3.186.6 and earlier versions are also affected.Īdobe did some research and discovered that “There are reports that one of these vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2444) is being exploited in the wild in active targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link delivered in an email message.”
And here’s why.Īccording to the Photoshop-maker, Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.7 and earlier versions for Macintosh, Windows, Linux and Solaris operating systems have “critical vulnerabilities could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.” have issued a new version of their popular Flash Player, informing users that updating is imperative as the platform is suffering from a number of flaws that may end up with hackers taking control of the affected system.Īdobe categorizes the update as “critical”, and recommends that users update their installations to the newest versions at once.
