Adobe Flash requires another patch for a zero-day exploit

Posted on Thursday, October 27 2016 @ 14:27 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Adobe released an out-of-cycle security update for Flash that plugs a dangerous security hole.

The update resolves a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2016-7855) that could lead to code execution. Updating as soon as possible as highly recommended as Adobe said it's aware of an exploit that exists in the wild, and is being used in limited, targeted attacks on systems running Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

It would be better if we could get rid of Flash entirely but sadly there are still a lot of sites and tools that require Flash.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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