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Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 Released

Harris

​Adobe Flash Player version 12.0.0.77 has been released by Adobe Systems.  This is the latest version available for users who run the Adobe Flash Player ActiveX version or Plugin version.  Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that is required for viewing of certain applications, content, and videos.

 

New Features for Flash Player 12

  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 Support

Microsoft has released IE 11 on Windows 7 and Adobe
plans to officially support this in Flash Player 12.

  • Graphics: Buffer Usage flag for Stage3D

Adobe has added a new enum Class called
Context3DBufferUsage which defines two constants, STATIC_DRAW (default) and
DYNAMIC_DRAW.  These constants specify how buffers will be used in Stage3D.  Adobe has also added a new parameter, called “bufferUsage”, to the constructors of
VertexBuffer and IndexBuffer. This “bufferUsage” parameter uses one of the
constants form Context3DBufferUsage, which will allow you to select the
appropriate buffer type according to your needs.

  • Stage3D Creation of Context3D with Profile Array

Adobe has added a new interface to
Stage3D.requestContext3DMatchingProfiles(profiles:Vector.<String> ) which
will create a Context3D with highest level suitable profile that is in profile
array,  based on the current hardware.  A developer can check the newly added
property ‘profile’ to obtain the current profile that was chosen by the Flash
Runtime.

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.70 and earlier versions for Windows. These updates address important vulnerabilities, and Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

  • Users of Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.70 and earlier versions for Windows should update to Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77
  • Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.70 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 for Windows.
  • Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.70 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 for Windows 8.0.
  • Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.70 installed with Internet Explorer 11 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 for Windows 8.1.

 

These updates resolve a vulnerability that could be used to bypass the same origin policy (CVE-2014-0503).

These updates resolve a vulnerability that could be used to read the contents of the clipboard (CVE-2014-0504).

Adobe Flash Player is one of the applications that is managed and updated by ODS.  If you are a current customer, ODS will automatically update your version of Adobe Flash Player over the next few days.  ODS will deploy both the ActiveX version and the Plugin version.  This ensures that Adobe Flash Player will function with web browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.  The update will install silently.  No user interaction is required.  There are no additional fees or charges for ODS to update your version of Adobe Flash Player. 

 

If you would like assistance managing and deploying Adobe Flash Player for PCs, please contact H Tech Solutions using the URL below.
 
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