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Adobe: Flash, Reader Hole Used in PDF Attacks
Posted on: 2010-10-29 15:33:01 By Elinor Mills @ CNET News A new critical vulnerability in Flash and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x is being exploited to attack computers running the popular PDF viewer software, Adobe warned today. Adobe is not currently aware of attacks targeting Flash Player, the company said in a blog post. The bug is in Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris, and Flash Player 10.1.95.2 and earlier for Android. It also is in the authplay.dll component in Reader 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Mac, and Unix, and Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Mac. The component renders Flash content in the PDF viewer. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x and Reader for Android are not impacted by the flaw, the company said. Read more... |