Adobe today released a patch to fix several serious security flaws in its Shockwave Player software. The most serious flaw could allow remote-execution attacks against Windows and Mac users. The bugs rate 10 out of 10 on the vulnerability-severity scale, thanks to the ease of exploitation. The update applies to Shockwave player 11.5.1.601 and earlier versions. The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to run malicious code on the affected system, Adobe has provided a solution for the reported vulnerabilities.
Source: https://threatpost.com/adobe-patches-critical-shockwave-player-flaws-110309/73030/