Adobe Flash Player enables you to play flash videos on web browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. And you need to make the Flash update frequently. Adobe Flash has caused many web plug-in vulnerability problems in the past, you have to update it from now and then. Adobe Flash player is a freeware which is available for major desktop platforms including Windows, Mac, and Android. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Chrome can take a while to update its embedded copy of the Adobe Flash Player. On days like today, when Adobe released a new copy of Flash, this can leave you vulnerable. Use this guide to troubleshoot issues when Adobe Flash Player video doesn't display in Firefox, Safari, Chrome. Find step-by-step instructions for problems on Windows and Mac OS.

Objective

This is particularly useful for debugging recording issues from Adobe Connect perspective specially in few versions prior to 9.6 where recordings only have an option to launch in flash player mode. Could be used for debugging meeting issues as well if accessed in flash player mode.

Environment

Adobe Connect Hosted/On-Premise
Google Chrome with MAC OS client

Steps

Install the Flash Player Content Debugger

Goto https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html#fp15 and download the installer for appropriate Mac OS version
Choose the PPAPI installer

Check the correct version is installed

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Open http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html
Click Check Now, it should show the latest build installed.
Alternately you can run chrome://version command from Chrome browser to verify the version.

Note : It might not necessarily show that debug version is installed but the key is it should show the latest we added.

Enable logging

Create mm.cfg file from sample instructions here : https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/configure-debugger-version-flash-player.html
Place the file at <HOME>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Pepper Data/Shockwave Flash/System/ folder.
You might need to search the above folder location under User Library folder or System library depending upon where Chrome is installed or permissions.
Note, if you find the correct Shockwave Flash path but you don’t see a System folder there, create it manually and copy the mm.cfg file.
Ensure to delete any other copies of mm.cfg(mm.txt.cfg/mm.cfg.txt) file at any other location to avoid any conflicts.

Log file location

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Open a recording or meeting in flash player to verify if logs are getting created
They should be found under : <HOME>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Pepper Data/Shockwave Flash/WritableRoot/Logs/flashlog.txt

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Additional Information

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Additional mm.cfg properties can be added from here if needed : https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/configure-debugger-version-flash-player.html

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Meeting, Recording

Adobe this week released a critical Flash Player update for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS computers. Flash Player version 24.0.0.221 addresses (say it with me) “critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system,”

Mac users that have Flash Player version 24.0.0.194 or earlier installed should immediately update to the latest version of the Player plug-in either via the built-in mechanism or from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. Users who have enabled the Player to “allow Adobe to install updates” will receive the update automatically.

Google Chrome will automatically update its built-in Flash Player to the latest version. Click on “About Google Chrome” in the Tools menu of the Chrome browser to verify the browser has updated to version 24.0.0.221. (Or, enter “chrome://plugins/” in the address field.) Safari on macOS deactivates Flash by default, only enabling the plug-in when requested to by the user.

Update Notes

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MacRumorsnotes that Adobe says the critical security update resolves integer overflow, memory corruption, type confusion, heap buffer overflow, and use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution. The vulnerabilities were reported by security teams from Google, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Trend Micro.

This update marks the fifteenth time Adobe has released a security update for the hole- and bug-ridden plug-in during the past year.

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