‘Critical’ Adobe Reader, Acrobat, security holes
p2pnet news view | Security:- Adobe has admitted critical security flaws exist in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9, as well as earlier versions.
And the holes are being exploited, it says.
“This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system,” it states.
Adobe is promising to release fixes for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 by March 11, saying ‘updates’ for Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 will follow soon after, with repairs Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 slated for an unspecified date.
For now, Adobe says it’s contact with anti-virus vendors to, “ensure the security of our mutual customers”.
“A security bulletin will be published on http://www.adobe.com/support/security as soon as product updates are available, it says.
Affected software versions: Adobe Reader 9 and earlier versions; and, Adobe Acrobat Standard, Pro, and Pro Extended 9 and earlier versions.
February , 2009
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February 21st, 2009 at 3:16 am
so what ya do is
turn off your net when you rnot using it and read hte book , if dummy cant connect he cant infect
UGH um use linux anyone?
February 21st, 2009 at 6:19 am
Or use another pdf reader. Just like many other softwares, there is an alternative.
For myself, I hate Adobe products. They’re full to the gills and over flowing with phone home. If you run Acrobat reader, you can’t tell me that as often as the firewall asks permission to connect, that they have that much activity in patches. No, they are wanting the latest data mine on your use of their product.
Rather than use Acrobat, use Foxit reader. Many of the plugins that add to the functionality of Acrobat come at a price. You pay for those plug ins. With Foxit, if it it isn’t in the basic download, connect to their site and download it for free.
February 21st, 2009 at 11:46 am
Please rename the title under the articles name on the mainpage to
holes are being exploited
Come on! you know you want to jon =P
February 21st, 2009 at 11:48 am
@CHRoNoSS
Any good Firewall has Program Control,
allow access only when your updating Reader or any of the other apps
February 21st, 2009 at 9:49 pm
“Please rename the title under the articles name on the mainpage to
holes are being exploited
Come on! you know you want to jon =P”
Good thing i had just set my glass down or you’d owe me a kb
I use Reader ALOT, and they want to wait till MARCH to patch……….
GOODBYE READER!!!
stw