A security flaw in version 8.1.2 of Adobe Reader could allow an attacker to take control of a computer, according to Core Security Technologies. Adobe plans a release of a security update to fix the vulnerability which is based on use of javascript.
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November 05, 2008
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Here's a link to the actual Core Security vulnerability advisory on the CoreLabs homepage: http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow .
Posted by: CoreSecurity | November 06, 2008 at 02:22 PM