On Sunday, January 25, 2015, Adobe issued updates for Adobe Flash Player to fix multiple security vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Initially only available via Adobe’s automatic update mechanism, these updates are also available as an independent installer which was released on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. As some of these vulnerabilities are already being exploited in the wild, Information Systems & Computing (ISC) strongly recommends that all users of Adobe Flash Player on both Windows and OS X systems update to version 16.0.0.296 or above as soon as possible, using the “direct download” link below.
Notes
For users in unmanaged environments, ISC suggests configuring the software to use Adobe's automatic update for Flash Player. Available for both Windows and OS X, this update check can be configured to either alert the user to the availability of an update or to automatically install the latest Flash Player update.
Google Chrome (Windows and OS X) and Internet Explorer 10/11 (Windows 8.x only) manage and update their Flash Player instances from within the browser. Windows 7 users of Internet Explorer 10/11 must download and install the plug-in for Flash Player. All web browsers should be restarted following the update.
References
Adobe's security bulletin regarding these vulnerabilities is located here:
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html
The direct download link for all versions of Adobe Flash Player is located here:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
The Supported Products page for Adobe Flash Player has related information at:
https://secure.www.upenn.edu/computing/resources/category/applications/article/adobe-flash-player