On Thursday, Adobe said "Despite various reports that have been circulating, the Flash Player Standalone 9.0.124.0 and Linux Player 9.0.124.0 are NOT vulnerable to the exploits discussed in conjunction with the previously disclosed vulnerability Symantec posted on 5/27/08. Symantec originally believed this to be a zero-day, unpatched vulnerability, but as their latest update on their Threatcon page indicates, they have now confirmed this issue does not affect any versions of Flash Player 9.0.124.0." This is a good example of why any computer user needs to keep their software updated. But, why did this Flash vulnerability get some much attention when it was a flaw in an older version of the software?

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