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Patricia · 02-22-2009, 09:27 AM

"A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this issue is being exploited," says Adobe.

There's an article in the London Guardian about this issue, here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...-security-hole

02-22-2009, 09:27 AM	#1
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Critical Vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9, Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. "A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this issue is being exploited," says Adobe. There's an article in the London Guardian about this issue, here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...-security-hole