New Adobe Flash Problem
Researchers at FireEye have uncovered yet another attack affecting the Adobe Flash Player plugin. The zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-3113) is apparently already being used in phishing attacks, with attackers sending spam email containing links that trigger the exploit.
Adobe has released emergency patches, and all users are advised to install the patches as soon as possible. According to Adobe, the attack is a high-priority problem for Windows and OS X systems. The risk is lower with Linux; however, Linux systems are not immune.
This latest problem is part of a long list of recent exploits involving the Flash Player. Some experts are venturing out beyond the usual “install the patch” advice and are indicating that it might be time to learn to live without Adobe Flash.
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