TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20045

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20045/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 98
http://secunia.com/product/12/
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
http://secunia.com/product/13/
Microsoft Windows Millenium
http://secunia.com/product/14/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/

DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities exist in the Macromedia Flash Player component
distributed with certain versions of Windows.

For more information:
SA19218
SA17430

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Windows XP SP1/SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B2B8F9A8-4874-405A-9F0C-768B2631673A

Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME:
Updates for Flash Player 5.x and 6.x are available for download from
the Windows Update Web site. Updates for later versions are available
from Adobe.

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA19218:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19218/

SA17430:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17430/

Known issues when installing this security update:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913433

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