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Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers. Flash Player delivers breakthrough web experiences to over 98% of Internet users. Adobe Flash Player is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

Thanks to Adriano for the update.

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This quick update within days of its build 257 release patches the announced zero-day exploit ?

I assume it does They had already released to chrome users yesterday to patch it.

Interestingly, albeit somewhat confusingly, users of the latest Flash Player version 16.0.0.257 are told by Adobe to upgrade to version 16.0.0.287. This has been shipped with the latest version of Google Chrome, released yesterday, but is not yet available for download on Adobe's website. It is not clear whether the vulnerability is addressed in this update.

more info here Alleged Flash Player zero-day used in Angler exploit kit

Edit: Its not really clear so I would not use flash in nothing but windows 8.1 or Chrome with pepper flash tell they update release notes here

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_16_air_16_release_notes.html

Many security firms were quick to point out that they would have blocked the exploit, either through heuristic detection, or because the Angler exploit kit was detected. Still, it might not be a bad idea to play safe and to enable click-to-play for Flash on websites

.Security Bulletins and Advisories not updated ether https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html#flashplayer

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Still not fixed ...

Adobe has released an emergency update for Flash to address a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited. The company also is looking into reports of exploits for a separate Flash bug not fixed in the new release, which is being used in attacks by the Angler exploit kit.

More Info: Adobe Patches One Zero Day in Flash, Still Investigating Separate Vulnerability

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After saying early Thursday that it was investigating reports of a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting its Flash Player that is being exploited in the wild, Adobe Systems issued a security advisory late Thursday, stating that it expects to have a patch available for the flaw during the week of Jan. 26.

According to Malwarebytes, this particular instance of Angler is trying to install a piece of malware known as Bedep.

Bedep is a distribution botnet that’s capable of loading multiple payloads on infected hosts. In this case, the payload is an ad fraud component.

“Upon infection, explorer.exe (not to be confused with iexplore.exe) is injected and performs the ad fraud calls,” said Jerome Segura, senior security researcher at Malwarebytes.

Symantec is also analyzing the Flash Player zero-day, noting that the SWF file utilized in the attack is detected by its products as Trojan.Swifi.

More info: Adobe to Patch Critical Flash Player Zero-day Vulnerability Used in Active Attacks

Summary

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2015-0311) exists in Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.287 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. We are aware of reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild via drive-by-download attacks against systems running Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows 8 and below.

Adobe expects to have a patch available for CVE-2015-0311 during the week of January 26.

Affected software versions
  • Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.287 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  • Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.262 and earlier 13.x versions
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.438 and earlier versions for Linux

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player"

More info APSA15-01 Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player

“One last bad news : Windows 8.1 Internet Explorer 11 fully updated is now owned as well,” Kafeine the person who 1st found the exploit said Info

So be careful guys its got worse . ;)

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You may as well say flash is dead , In YouTube Firefox switched to html5 as default you have ether change your user agent to Firefox 33 or lower or use this addon YouTube Flash Player . isn't so much of Mozilla's choice as it is Google they own YouTube and want force everyone to use html5 and with so many exploits you may be better off. The thing I dont like is CanvasBlocker for Firefox only works with flash when you go YouTube in the video page there fingerprinting and add-on dont work with html5 . So its better to use a chrome type browser with CanvasFingerprintBlock for Chrome its works for html5. :) :s

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