Adobe races to patch zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player

Adobe has issued a security advisory about an as-yet unpatched vulnerability in its popular Flash Player software, affecting users of Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris and even Google Android.

The critical security hole could allow an attacker to take control of your computer and run malicious code.

The firm also confirmed that the vulnerability also affects Adobe Reader 9.3.4 for Windows, Mac and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Mac. The reason that Acrobat and Reader are also affected is because the programs support Flash content inside PDF files

The new warnings follow closely after news last week of another vulnerability in Reader and Acrobat that was being exploited by malware authors.

Adobe has announced that an…

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