Peaches Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchersRecent exploits evade Adobe's countermeasures; patch not ready March 6, 2009 (Computerworld) An unpatched bug in popular PDF viewing and editing applications is much more dangerous than first thought, according to security researchers who have created exploits that sidestep Adobe's defensive recommendations. Adobe Systems Inc. has known about the vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat software since mid-January, but will not patch the problem until next Wednesday, March 11. The bug first made news two weeks ago, when Adobe confirmed the problem and pegged it as critical. Within days, other reports surfaced that in-the-wild attacks have exploited the flaw since early January. Although Adobe recommended that users disable JavaScript in Reader and Acrobat to protect themselves from the current attacks, other researchers now say that such a move may not help http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...p;intsrc=kc_top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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