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PDFs open critical hole in Internet Explorer

Monday, December 04, 2006

PDFs open critical hole in Internet Explorer

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software which affects Internet Explorer users.

As well as causing crashes, the frailty could allow a botnet to take control of the whole computer when a PDF is opened within Explorer.

The hole is present in Acrobat Standard and Professional versions 7.0.0 to 7.0.8, and Adobe Reader 7.0.0 to 7.0.8. Only Microsoft's browser is vulnerable.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/01/adobe_vuln/
PDFs open critical hole in Internet Explorer | The Register
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