| Adobe Acrobat Reader security update | |
Posted: 08/22/2005 6:37 PM |
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There's a security hole in Adobe's Acrobat Reader, for all platforms:
Details: The identified vulnerability is a buffer overflow within a core application plug-in, which is part of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. If a malicious file were opened it could trigger a buffer overflow as the file is being loaded into Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. A buffer overflow can cause the application to crash and increase the risk of malicious code execution.
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html
If you have Reader 6.x or 7.x, you can update the software from within the program. Adobe recommends that everyone update to version 7.0.3. My version is 7.0, and the updater downloaded all 3 updates (to 7.0.1, 7.0.2 and 7.0.3), and is now installing them one at a time, oldest to newest. |
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| Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update | |
Posted: 08/22/2005 7:41 PM |
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Maybe they are busy or something but I have Adobe Reader 6 and it tells me there are no updates!
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| Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update | |
Posted: 08/22/2005 7:47 PM |
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K, it looks like only the version 7 will update from the program. Need to upgrade to version 7. I know my Win98SE has to have version 6.
-- For versions prior to 7.0, Adobe strongly recommends upgrading to Adobe Reader 7.0.3, available from the following site along with the update procedure described above. www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
-- For users of Adobe Reader 6.0-6.0.3 who cannot upgrade to Adobe Reader 7.0.3, utilize the product's automatic update facility to install version 6.0.4, or alternatively download and install the update from www.adobe.com/support/downloads .
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| Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update | |
Posted: 08/22/2005 8:24 PM |
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Once I upgraded to version 7 it then got the three updates you're talking about, bigR.
All done!
Thanks for posting, bigR.
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| Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update | |
Posted: 08/23/2005 5:23 PM |
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Seems like there are more and more buffer overrun attacks on more programs. I wish those virus writers would just plain STOP IT! |
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