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Adobe plugs 23 holes in Reader, Acrobat


From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:51:26 -0500 (CDT)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20018672-245.html

By Elinor Mills 
InSecurity Complex
CNet News
October 5, 2010

As expected, Adobe released updates for Reader and Acrobat today that 
fix 23 holes in the popular PDF-viewing programs, including two that are 
actively being exploited in attacks that could allow someone to take 
control of the computer.

One of the critical vulnerabilities is being used in attacks against 
Reader and Acrobat; the other, fixed in an emergency update late last 
month, targets Flash Player.

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