The other vulnerability could result in information disclosure. These vulnerabilities 'could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system,' Adobe said in a security advisory.
The new Flash Player versions patch 17 vulnerabilities, 16 of which are critical and can result in remote code execution. The Flash Player plug-ins bundled with Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 10 will be automatically updated through the update mechanisms of the two browsers. New stand-alone versions of Flash Player 11 were released for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Adobe released security updates for Flash Player and Shockwave Player on Tuesday in order to address a total of 19 vulnerabilities affecting the two products.
