I just received this e-mail. Is there any validity to it??
December 17, InfoWorld - Macromedia patches security hole in Flash software. A security vulnerability in the widely used Macromedia Flash player can allow an attacker to gain control over a user’s PC, eEye Digital Security warned Monday. A specially formatted Flash file can cause a header overflow in the Flash software, potentially giving an attacker control over a PC, eEye said in a security advisory. Exploiting an overflow flaw generally allows attackers to load malicious code onto a victim’s system and to run that code. The vulnerability is serious because Flash is widely used on various operating systems and because vulnerable versions of the software are delivered as part of many software packages, said eEye. Affected are all versions of the Macromedia Flash Player prior to Version 6.0.65.0, which was released late last week to fix the issue, Macromedia said. All users are advised to upgrade to the new version. The eEye advisory is available at <http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021216.html> Source: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/12/17/021217hnmacromedia.xml?1217tuam
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