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Adobe Flash Player Zero-Day Vulnerability

Posted on May 28th, 2008

GSA Reference Number: AD080528-01

Simply Put: Adobe’s Flash Player has a new, zero-day vulnerability. Zero-day means the attack is being actively exploited on the internet and there is not a patch available. Adobe Flash Player is used to display flash files (.swf) in web pages – these files are normally seen as movies or animations. The vulnerability can be used to run malicious code on a user’s machine without notification or permission. Gladiator feels this issue is extremely critical.