Symptoms
After you install security update 2880289, multibyte text may appear garbled on some websites that use Adobe Flash Player. For example, the website may use a Flash application in conjunction with JavaScript to process the text, perhaps for logon functionality.
When you type multibyte text into the application, the text is corrupted.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Resolution
This issue is resolved in the current release of Adobe Flash Player. For more information, see the following Adobe release notes:
http://helpx.adobe.com/en/flash-player/release-note/fp_118_air_38_release_notes.html Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
You can also resolve this issue by installing the following update: The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1 Preview
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 Preview
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview
Download the package now.
Release Date: September 17, 2013
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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FILE INFORMATION
The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 file information
The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
Version Product Milestone Service branch 6.2.920 0.16 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM GDR 6.2.920 0.20 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 12,189,656 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flashplayerapp.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 694,232 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flashplayercplapp.cpl | 11.8.800.174 | 78,296 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | Not Applicable |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 488,408 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 819,672 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 12,189,656 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
| Flashplayerapp.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 694,232 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
| Flashplayercplapp.cpl | 11.8.800.174 | 78,296 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | Not Applicable |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 488,408 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 819,672 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 14,397,400 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x64 |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 537,560 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x64 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 517,592 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x64 |
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 14,397,400 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x64 |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 537,560 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x64 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 517,592 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x64 |
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 12,189,656 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flashplayerapp.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 694,232 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flashplayercplapp.cpl | 11.8.800.174 | 78,296 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | Not Applicable |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 488,408 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 819,672 | 13-Sep-2013 | 00:04 | x86 |
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 12,189,656 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
| Flashplayerapp.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 694,232 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
| Flashplayercplapp.cpl | 11.8.800.174 | 78,296 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | Not Applicable |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 488,408 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 819,672 | 12-Sep-2013 | 23:47 | x86 |
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1 Preview
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 12,249,592 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
| Flashplayerapp.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 702,968 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
| Flashplayercplapp.cpl | 11.8.800.174 | 111,608 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | Not Applicable |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 501,752 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 843,768 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 Preview and Windows Server 2012 Preview
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 14,470,136 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x64 |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 553,464 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x64 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 538,616 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x64 |
| Flash.ocx | 11.8.800.174 | 12,249,592 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
| Flashplayerapp.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 702,968 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
| Flashplayercplapp.cpl | 11.8.800.174 | 111,608 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | Not Applicable |
| Flashutil_activex.dll | 11.8.800.174 | 501,752 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
| Flashutil_activex.exe | 11.8.800.174 | 843,768 | 13-Sep-2013 | 20:56 | x86 |
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