Adobe vulnerability exposed
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Adobe has announced that there is a critical IT security vulnerability in various versions of both its Acrobat and Reader programs.
In a security bulletin, the company advises users to upgrade systems in order to reduce risk of attack.
The vulnerability relates to a javascript coding flaw which could potentially allow a remote user to gain control of systems, as well as causing terminals to crash.
A fix for the Adobe Reader fault has been made available in a security patch, while users of the Acrobat program are advised to update their product installations to remedy the network security problem.
The company advises businesses that there are reports of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
Earlier this month, the company also announced another enterprise IT security risk in its Flex 3 software development kit.
The patch for the problem was described as an important update. The company recommended all affected users to upgrade to a newer version of the product.
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