Adobe working on patch for vulnerability discussed at BlackHat

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You can always count on the presenters at BlackHat to “out” some new security flaw or another and this year was no exception. The annual Las Vegas conference took place at the end of July, and security researcher Charlie Miller discussed a vulnerability in Adobe Reader  that could be exploited to allow code execution attacks via PDF files.

Adobe has announced that an emergency patch will be released the week of August 16, to fix the problem for Windows, Mac and UNIX/Linux versions of the software. You can read more here:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/adobe-readies-emergency-fix-for-critical-pdf-reader-security-hole/7060?tag=nl.e540

About The Author

Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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