14 DAY TRIAL // Adobe has just announced that it has update Flash Player 10.3 application to version 10.3.186.3, which added several security improvements and bug fixes.
Due to the critical vulnerabilities identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.36 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.3.185.25 and earlier versions for Android, Adobe updated the application and recommends users to download and install the latest version of Flash Player for Android.
In addition, adobe recommends users of AIR 2.7 for Android to update to Adobe AIR 2.7.1.1961, which is the latest version now available for download.
The latest Flash Player 10.3.186.3 update has been categorized by Adobe as a critical update, thus users should install it as soon as possible.
According to Adobe, the vulnerabilities discovered in earlier version of the application could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities and memory corruption vulnerabilities have been discovered, but these will be solved with the latest update.
Other changes added by Adobe Flash Player 10.3.186.3 are detailed below:
- Enabled NEON optimizations for OMAP4 (Cortex A-9) based devices; - Corrected an issue on the Samsung Galaxy S where H.264 video at resolutions of 720p and below was not displayed; - Fixed an issue where app packaging would fail for Android Apps using Flash Player in WebView that set android:hardwareAcceleration to True in their AndroidManifest.xml; - Fixed a crash on the HTC EVO that some users encountered with specific video; - Fixed an issue that caused video frames to stop rendering on long streaming videos (> 1 hour) on some Motorola devices; - Fixed an issue where touch events were getting delayed with Kongregate.com games; - Fixed an issue where games on Kongregate.com freeze when users exit from Full-Screen mode.
Adobe Flash Player 10.3 is now available as free download from Android Market and is compatible with all devices running Android 2.2 or newer.