Adobe has had to patch up another critical vulnerability in one of its software products this time with its Shockwave player.
The flaw could have allowed a remote hacker to take control of a user's system.
It was reported by security researcher Paul Kurczaba through Tipping Point's Zero Day Initiative. Adobe claimed that 450 million internet-enabled desktops have installed Shockwave player.
Adobe Shockwave is a multimedia player that allows users to access applications such as 3D entertainment and interactive product demonstrations.
The fix comes only a couple of weeks after Adobe released a patch for 13 vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat as part of a regular patching cycle.
Adobe recommended that Shockwave users on Windows uninstall an earlier version of Shockwave, restart, and install the new version available here.
