Shockwave Vulnerabilities Affect More Than 450 Million Systems

Trinity writes "Researchers from VUPEN have discovered critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave, a technology installed on over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution by tricking a user into visiting a web page using Internet Explorer or even Mozilla Firefox. Version 11.5.1.601 as well as earlier ones are affected. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 11.5.1.602." Especially sobering when you consider Adobe's current push to be essentially required as an intermediary player for anyone who wants to see certain government data.

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China, North Korea, and even Iran's

[Anonymous Coward]

Firewall will have more uses than is obvious. While you can keep citizens from contacting others, you can also launch an attack on systems the world over and yet, protect your systems. I hope that the western nations are thinking this through.