Flash Player 24 Mar 2006 12:34 am
Flash Player security update
We have recently released security updates to the Flash Player. If you are using Flash 8 or Flash MX 2004 you can get updaters for the test movie player here.
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform.
Read the full details in the security bulletin:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-03.html
on 24 Mar 2006 at 2:06 am 1.paddy said …
If you’re experincing problems using ‘Flash Plugin Switcher 2.1′ after installing 8.0.24 read article below: ‘Flash and Flex developers may need to make slight modifications to their normal methods of switching between player versions during testing to account for this change.’
http://www.macromedia.com/go/4da116d3
but I guess/hope player 8.5 may go live soon?
on 25 Mar 2006 at 4:50 am 2.steve cahill said …
Mike- any reason you folks have to have the Yahoo tool bar option on the page in the checked on state?
I consider it Spam when I send people to your site to download the Flash plug-in. I always tell them to uncheck it. It is invasive, and seems a bit out of place and intrusive…need I say more.
Regards
Steve
on 25 Mar 2006 at 4:01 pm 3.Michael Kaufman said …
Mike, I personally think it took a little too long and the communication was poor to let the users of the IDE know about this test movie patch. Updating the test movie player was the first thing I thought about when I updated my web player several days ago, and figured I was doing something wrong because my test movie player was still 8.22.0
Unless you hit blogs continously, you’d probably never know your test player is vulnerable.
Thanks!
on 25 Mar 2006 at 5:20 pm 4.Mike Downey said …
[steve] - Hello. The Yahoo! toolbar option is only exposed to IE/Win users who browse to the Player downloads page - which represents a small percentage of people who download the Player. I’d suggest using the primary method of installing/upgrading the Player which is called “Express Install.” Seamless and transparent for the user and they never have to visit the Macromedia/Adobe site.
I suggest reading this article to learn more: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fp8_detection.html
Thanks,
MD
on 25 Mar 2006 at 5:23 pm 5.Mike Downey said …
[Michael Kaufman] - Hello. We actually promoted this update via blogs, direct email blast, and via the RSS feed of the tech support center. If you have any suggestions on other/better ways for us to communicate updates in the future, please let me know.
In future releases of Flash we actually intend to adopt the Adobe Update Manager, which all Creative Suite apps currently support. This way we can automatically notify users of new updates. Expect to see this in the next major release of Flash.
Thanks,
MD
on 25 Mar 2006 at 6:10 pm 6.Michael Kaufman said …
[In future releases of Flash we actually intend to adopt the Adobe Update Manager]
This is great to know!! I would just think some people new to Flash would benefit from more specific link titles, e.g., at the top of this page http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
the box says “Get the latest version
Download the most recent version of Macromedia Flash Player.”
I think it should maybe add “for your web player…see below to update your Flash IDE test player or standalone”. I was abnormally busy the last two weeks and should have read the entire page more carefully. My bad. Thanks very much!
on 21 May 2006 at 7:44 am 7.Al said …
So Mike-have you found any job openings in Hell?It’s funny because when you finally die and get there it will probaly be better than the soul destroying gig you have now.
on 08 Jun 2006 at 10:49 pm 8.Jayz said …
hi mike, i just want to know what is a security update for flash player (KB913433), when it shows in my desktop, i downloaded it, and when my computer restarts up, it keeps up showing again. How do i know where the problem is?
Thnx and regards, Jayz
on 06 Jul 2006 at 10:36 pm 9.Richard Truman said …
thanks a lot for Flash Player security update, this will convenient for many people!
http://www.yaodownload.com/video_t/videoplayer/quickflashplayer/
on 22 Jul 2006 at 9:24 pm 10.Ernie López said …
Hi:
If you could help me with some problem I have:
I build sites not for the web but in cd-rom, using flash, and when I upgaded my flash viewer to the version 9 the targets stop working. Instead of opening the page on the frame I set the name of, it opens a new window, all the flash animations now look slow and the sound de-syncs, this of course ruins my work in cd-rom, and ruins all the cd-rom’s I’ve made and deliver to my clients, becouse they will stop working when my clients upgrade their PC’s. This problem fixes when I use flash viewer 5,6,7,8 so i had to uninstall flash viewer 9 in order to continue working.
When I publish the same site on the web it works correctly but, what I need is working in cd-roms. I urgently need you to tell me whats going on in order to continue my work. I use Flash 5, Windows 98SE, and Internet Explorer 5.00.2614.3500
on 31 Jul 2006 at 11:58 pm 11.jane said …
should i update flash player?
http://www.gr82u.com
on 30 Nov 2006 at 9:55 pm 12.Chris said …
I am having a problem updating security flash player from Microsoft Update. Everytime I go to update it, after I am being prompted to do so, I get a message that it failed to update. The yellow shield with an exclimation mark in it keeps appearing in my task bar at the bottom of my screen. Is there a fix for this?
Thanks
Chris
on 15 Jan 2007 at 5:56 am 13.Randy said …
I too are having a problem updating security flash player from Microsoft Update. Every time I go to update it, after I am being prompted to do so, I get a message that it failed to update. The yellow shield with an exclamation mark in it keeps appearing in my task bar at the bottom of my screen. Is there a fix for this?
Thanks
on 03 Jun 2007 at 10:00 am 14.allshe said …
me too… problem with Security Update for Flash Player (KB913433) from Windows update.I have Win XP x64 (SP2)…Is there a fix for this?
on 03 Nov 2007 at 7:41 am 15.john hamner said …
I also have Windows XP 64 bit edition and the update fails to install.