Adobe Flash Player 10.2.159.1
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Adobe has released 'Adobe Flash Player version 10.2.159.1' which contains fixes for a vulnerability described in CVE-2011-0611 and Adobe's Security Bulletin APSA11-02.
This vulnerability (CVE-2011-0611), as referenced in Security Advisory APSA11-02, could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that one of the vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-0611), is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat, as well as via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment targeting the Windows platform. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode mitigation's would prevent an exploit of this kind from executing.
To verify the Adobe Flash Player version number 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" from the menu:
If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system.
Adobe has two different MSI packages available for download. One MSI, full_flashplayer_win_msi, is targeted for Internet Explorer users. The other one, full_flashplayer_win_pl_msi, is targeted for Pluged-in based browsers like Firefox.
Adobe also has the 'Adobe Flash Player Administration Guide for Flash Player 10.1' which describes the Flash Player 10. How it's installed, how it works, and how you can control it to suit the needs of a specific network environment. This document is intended for IT or administrative professionals who manage the installation or use of Flash Player for multiple users in a controlled environment. The Adobe Flash Player Administration Guide contains chapters which cover the Flash Player environment (in which the mms.cfg is being covered which was also covered on msiwisdom.com here), installation of the Player, Administrator settings, User-configured settings and Security considerations. You can download it here.