Adobe Issues Security Advisory for Critical 0-Day Flash Player Vulnerability

Adobe has announced a critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.1.92.10 for Android. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-2884) could allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Adobe Flash Player on Windows.

As attacks exploiting this vulnerability are likely to get by anti-virus and anti-malware defenses, users should consider installing advanced intrusion-prevention technology capable of blocking 0-day attacks.