By Thomas Claburn
InformationWeek
October 22, 2007 06:22 PM
Adobe Fixes Vulnerability In Reader And Acrobat
The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader 8.1 and earlier, Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier, and a handful of Adobe Acrobat Professional versions.
Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) on Monday released an update to fix a critical vulnerability its Reader and Acrobat software that could affect people running Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7.
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to take control of the computer running the affected Adobe software. It was first disclosed September 20th and confirmed by Adobe on October 5th.
“A malicious file must be loaded in Adobe Reader or Acrobat by the end user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities,” Adobe said. “This issue is remotely exploitable.”