p2pnet - rss feed: Adobe Acrobat security hole
p2pnet.net News:- Just about any site hosting Adobe .pdf (Portable Document Format) files is vulnerable to attack, say Symantec and VeriSign’s iDefense Intelligence.
“An attacker could construct seemingly trusted links and add malicious JavaScript code that will run once the link is clicked, they said,” accordoing to ZDNet, going on:
“For example, an attacker could find a PDF file on a bank website and then create a hostile link to that file along with malicious JavaScript, Ken Dunham, director of the Rapid Response Team at VeriSign iDefense, said in a statement.”An attacker could construct seemingly trusted links and add malicious JavaScript code that will run once the link is clicked, they said.
The unrated security hole, “appears to target Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer 6.0 Web browser and earlier versions, and Mozilla’s Firefox browser,” says Newsday.
“They recommended that users protect themselves by upgrading Internet Explorer or changing Firefox’s user options so the browser does not use the Acrobat plug-in.”
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Also See:
ZDNet - Acrobat flaw opens door to attack, January 4, 2007
Newsday - Flaw Found in Adobe’ Acrobat PDF Format, January 3, 2007
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