Adobe Flash Player version 13.0.0.182 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.
Fixed Issues
Flash Player Bugs
- 3620987 : TextBlock.findPreviousAtomBoundary incorrect after TextElement.replaceText when discretionary hyphens are used
- 3683154 : Cannot get a get swf file to play in Chrome browser
- 3683745 : API documentation says Event.PASTE says bubbles == false, but it is true in Flash Player
- 3690516 : TextField scrolls when it shouldn’t, because it’s including/considering trailing non-zero “leading” value
- 3693856 : [windows 8.1]PrintJob start() method is still crashed
- 3702884 : Flash 13 Beta: ActiveX invalidation no longer functions
- 3703799 : New version 12.0.0.44 doesn’t fully install and failure to install blocks all media playing capability
- 3717098 : Exclude Windows 8.x from CUPT & SCUP catalog for ActiveX installation
- 3058752 : The ‘Press ESC to exit full screen’ dialog has been moved to the top of the screen for non stage video
- 3617020 : Addresses an issue where Flash Player was polling GamePad before the GamePad API was invoked
- 3683154 : [Chrome] sciencenetlinks.com – Resolves an issue where content would not load completely in rare instances where a PPAPI getDownloadProgress event was not received
- 3679210 : Resolved an issue where TextBlock.findPreviousAtomBoundary would return an incorrect value if it was called after TextElement.replaceText when discretionary hyphens were used
- 3679556 : [Win8.1] starwars.com – Full Screen content now renders in Full-Screen mode
- 3685541 : [Win8.1] Flash Player now handles IVS characters and surrogate pairs correctly in TextFields.
- 3697077 : [Win8.1] nba.com – Video controls are now correctly displayed in Full-Screen Mode
- 3685519 : [Win8.x] Pressing the Menu key on the software keyboard now correctly triggers the right-click context menu when in Modern mode.
- 3689360 : [Win8.x] Yahoo Messenger – The logo is now displayed correctly, instead of a black rectangle.
- 3702323 : Resolves a intermittent hang encountered when playing Encrypted HLS content
- 3652266 : Resolves performance and reliability issues encountered when scrubbing FLV videos produced by Flash Professional
- 3710237 : [HTTP Live Streaming] – Resolves a slow memory leak.
- 3699038 : [HTTP Live Streaming] – When switching from an Audio/Video stream to an Audio-Only stream, audio now stays in sync with main content
- 3697077 : [Win 8.1] – Video controls now display correctly in Full-Screen mode on www.nba.com
- 3703367 : [Win 8.x] – Resolves an issue where videos in Full-Screen mode were cut off when the zoom setting was greater than 100% on cnn.com
- 3685522 : [Win 8.x RT] – Corrects graphics rendering corruption in Cityville when placing new buildings
- 3698459 : [Win 8.x] – Local video playback will now start automatically when PlayTo is disconnected during playback
- 3698456 : [Win 8.x] – PlayTo will now start in the correct location when switching between the Digital Media Renderer and the local PC
- 3711206 : [HTTP Live Streaming] Switching from an Audio-only stream to an Audio/Video stream now works as expected
- 3696436 : Users can be upgraded to vulnerable beta builds (windows only)Installing a release build over a beta build, or vice versa,without first uninstalling Flash Player is now prohibited. Attempting to install a release build over a beta build (and vice versa) without first uninstalling will result in an error dialog and error 1161 reported in the log file. Downgrading beta builds is now prohibited without first uninstalling Flash Player, using the latest beta uninstaller. Attempting to downgrade the beta Flash Player will results in an error dialog and error 1162 reported in the log file.
New Features
- Enhanced Supplementary Character Support for TextField
Characters from the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP) with Unicode code points between U+10000 and U+10FFFF now work correctly in TextField controls. This change greatly enlarges the code point range we support, and now includes characters like emoticons and complex CCJK characters.
- New Stage3D Texture Wrapping Modes
Developers can currently set the wrapping mode of a texture to either clamp or repeat. Using the repeat option will repeat the texture on both the U and V axis. However, in some use cases, you may only want to repeat the texture on either the u or v axis.
This is now possible with the introduction of two new parameters:
REPEAT_U_CLAMP_V and CLAMP_U_REPEAT_V
- Stage3D Anti-Aliasing for Texture Rendering
Anti-Aliasing is a useful for improving perceived image quality. Hardware based Multisampling Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) is now available on all desktop platforms. To enable MSAA, set the level from 0 to 4 using the antiAlias property of the Context3D.setRenderToTexture() method.
0 = 1 subsample, no antialiasing
1 = 2 subsamples, minimum quality antialiasing
2 = 4 subsamples, medium quality antialiasing
3 = 8 subsamples, high quality antialiasing
4 = 16 subsamples, maximum quality antialiasing
- Relocated Full Screen Video Warning to Top of Screen
We’ve made a small tweak to the “Press Esc to exit full screen mode” warning that is displayed for full screen video. We’ve received feedback from developers and users that the dialog obscures content. We wanted to make a change that both satisfies security concerns and customer viewing enjoyment. To reduce the impact of the dialog on the on-screen content, we’ve moved the dialog to the top of the screen.
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77. This update address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
- Users of Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182
- Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
- Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 installed with Internet Explorer 10 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 for Windows 8.0.
- Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 installed with Internet Explorer 11 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 for Windows 8.1.
These updates resolve a use-after-free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-0506).
These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-0507).
These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2014-0508).
These updates resolve a cross-site-scripting vulnerability (CVE-2014-0509).
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