New Critical Fixes for Flash, MS Windows
Summary: Adobe and Microsoft released critical patches on Tuesday: Adobe's Flash Player update fixes 17 security flaws, including one zero-day already being exploited by attackers, while Microsoft's bundle addresses at least 42 weaknesses in Windows and associated software. Half of Microsoft's dozen patches earned a "critical" rating, meaning the flaws could let malware seize remote control of vulnerable Windows computers without user help, with the largest share in Internet Explorer and Edge plus updates for Office and .NET.
What's compelling: Recorded Future analysis cited here found Flash vulnerabilities supplied six of the top 10 vulnerabilities used by exploit kits in 2016, and Shavlik notes several Microsoft flaws were publicly disclosed before the patches, giving attackers a head start.
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