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Adobe Reader v9.2 and below. PATCH!

Author duststar | 13.01.2010 | Category Cyber Security

Taken from: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and Acrobat 8.1.7 for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

If you do not patch your Adobe Acrobat Reader, your system will get infected with a malware such as keylogger or trojan horse when you open an infected PDF document.

Another way is to use other PDF reader such as Foxit rather than the popular Adobe Acrobat Reader. However, because it is less popular does not mean it is not vulnerable to other forms of attack. Most probably the truth is that nobody has discovered any new vulnerabilities for it yet, or they are keeping it for private use.

.duststar