0 Adobe Shockwave - New Version Addresses Security Vulnerability

Adobe has released version 11.5.0.600 of Shockwave Player. This version fixes a critical security vulnerability which, according Adobe could beused by an attacker to take control of a user's computer. In order for the attack to be successful the user first had to open a compromised Shockwave file.

All previous versions of Shockwave are affected by the vulnerability and Adobe recommend that all users update to the latest release.