Adobe, Apple, Microsoft & Mozilla Issue Critical Patches
Summary: Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Mozilla all released updates on Tuesday to fix critical security flaws, including four Shockwave Player vulnerabilities, four Windows flaws, at least 17 Java holes patched by Apple, and Firefox 8. Microsoft's only critical patch addresses a Windows flaw that could be triggered remotely by sending specially crafted packets of data to install malicious software, and the Shockwave flaws exist in versions 11.6.1.629 and earlier.
Why it matters: Microsoft's one critical fix this month can be triggered remotely by crafted packets alone, and Apple's update closes at least 17 Java holes in a single release - a reminder that the patch volume landing on an estate in one week is the workload, not the exception.
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