Two bugs, one affecting Apple's Mac platform and another attacking Microsoft's Windows, exploit certain Flash player vulnerabilities to install malware onto users' systems, reports ArsTechnica. While users of other operating systems like Linux have yet to report attacks, Adobe's advisory notes the exploit affects all platforms.

Mar 05, 2013  Two bugs, one affecting Apple's Mac platform and another attacking Microsoft's Windows. For Mac users, the flaw affects Adobe Flash Player version 11.5.502.146 or earlier. Question: Q: Adobe Flash Player plug ins are blocked More Less. Apple Footer. I cant retrace my steps anymore. But all i remember is i was trying to download a youtube video and was carelessly following steps from the internet and one of them was install a new version of adobe so i had to uninstall my current adobe. And i can't remember what happened during and after downloading the youtube video but all i remember was i did not download and install the new version of.

Designated as CVE-2013-0634, the first vulnerability targets the Safari and Firefox Web browsers running on OS X, and is also being used as a trojan to deploy Microsoft Word documents containing malware. For Mac users, the flaw affects Adobe Flash Player version 11.5.502.146 or earlier.

Adobe Flash Player Update For Mac

On March 1 Apple again blocked Flash Player for Lion and Mountain Lion:

The Adobe Flash patch can be found on Adobe’s website, and users can visit this page to check if their software is the most curent version.

Adobe Flash Player For Mac Os X

Adobe Flash Player For Mac

You should uninstall any previous version first, and repair permissions after installing the new version.

Adobe Flash Player For Mac Blocked

Mar 5, 2013 8:18 AM