Acrobat Flaw Opens Door To Attack
News 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.
[January 4, 2007, 7:29]
Adobe Patches Mac Security Flaws
News An attacker could launch executable programs on the victim's system by crafting a malicious PDF file. The attacker would have to know the exact location of the executable, Adobe said in an advisory released on Monday.
[June 29, 2005, 13:00]
PDF Threat Worse Than First Thought
News The security problem exists because the web browser plug-in of the Adobe Systems' Acrobat Reader allows JavaScript code appended to links to PDF files to run once the link is clicked, said Jeremiah Grossman, chief technology officer at WhiteHat...
[January 5, 2007, 7:24]
PDF Reader Flaw Fixed
News An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by crafting a malicious PDF (Portable Document Format) file. The vulnerabilities affect Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software for both the Windows operating system and Apple's Mac OS, Adobe said in two...
[July 13, 2006, 9:45]
New Virus Travels In PDF Files
News Indeed, the Computer Emergency Response Team posted news of a vulnerability in the Windows version of Acrobat last year that could let an outside attacker gain control over the computer of a person who simply viewed a PDF file.
[August 8, 2001, 9:30]
Linux Vendors Release Security Patches
News This vulnerability could enable an attacker to create a PDF file that would crash Xpdf and possibility execute arbitrary code when opened, according to Red Hat's update. The vulnerabilities would enable an attacker who has tricked a user into...
[January 14, 2005, 7:50]
Adobe Warns Of Acrobat Flaw
News By crafting a malicious PDF file, a remote attacker could cause the applications to crash or possibly commandeer the target computer, Adobe said in a security advisory published on Tuesday. A security flaw in Adobe Systems' popular Acrobat and...
[August 18, 2005, 9:30]
Adobe Issues Updates To Plug PDF Hole
News Adobe Systems has issued updates to fix security flaws in its Reader and Acrobat software that could allow an attacker to remotely commandeer a computer. The vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Standard, Professional and Elements...
[January 11, 2007, 8:12]
