Apple patches Flash security vulnerability in Snow Leopard
Friday, September 11, 2009
Apple updated its Snow Leopard operating system, just released to much fanfare, to patch a security vulnerability in an older version of Adobe Flash Player that had shipped with the OS.
Apple published the update, Mac OS X v10.6.1, to bring Snow Leopard’s version of Flash up to 10.0.32.18, the latest and most secure version. Security researchers had warned that using the older version of Flash left Mac users vulnerable to malware attacks.
"Multiple issues exist in the Adobe Flash Player plug-in, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution when viewing a maliciously crafted website," Apple said in its security bulletin.
Flash is responsible for running much of the video and animated content on websites.
Users can update to the latest Snow Leopard by visiting the Software Update window, then select the items to install and click Install.
Initial reports from Snow Leopard users indicated that compatibility issues were a problem for some users of HP printers. The Snow Leopard update fixes these compatibility issues and includes fixes for other minor problems, CNET News reported.
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