Difference between revisions of "Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat Zero-Day Exploit 9.2"
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This is an exploit that affects Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat. It is very serious and has not been addressed by Adobe.<br><br> | This is an exploit that affects Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat. It is very serious and has not been addressed by Adobe.<br><br> | ||
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Follow these steps to switch off JavaScript in Adobe immediately:<br><br> | Follow these steps to switch off JavaScript in Adobe immediately:<br><br> | ||
* Article: [http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5119&tag=nl.e539 ZDNet Article] | * Article: [http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5119&tag=nl.e539 ZDNet Article] | ||
* More information: [http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214 Shadow Server Blog] | * More information: [http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214 Shadow Server Blog] | ||
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| + | About [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_day_attack Zero-day attack]: "A zero-day (or zero-hour) attack or threat is a computer threat that tries to exploit computer application vulnerabilities that are unknown to others, undisclosed to the software vendor, or for which no security fix is available." | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 16 December 2009
This is an exploit that affects Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat. It is very serious and has not been addressed by Adobe.
Follow these steps to switch off JavaScript in Adobe immediately:
- Article: ZDNet Article
- More information: Shadow Server Blog
About Zero-day attack: "A zero-day (or zero-hour) attack or threat is a computer threat that tries to exploit computer application vulnerabilities that are unknown to others, undisclosed to the software vendor, or for which no security fix is available."
