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Adobe Shockwave Player Vulnerability

Posted on June 25th, 2009

GSA Reference Number: AD090625-01

Simply Put: Adobe Shockwave Player, which is used by browsers to play Shockwave media, has a remote code execution vulnerability in version 11.5.0.596 and earlier versions.  Adobe has released a new player to address this vulnerability.  Unfortunately, the current Shockwave Player must be uninstalled before upgrading.  The uninstall requires a reboot.