Adobe to patch Reader zero-day bug Thursday
Adobe said today that it would patch a critical Reader vulnerability on Thursday.
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Adobe fails to fully fix PDF bug
An Adobe patch for a well-publicized bug in the company's Reader PDF software doesn't fix the vulnerability, the security researcher who uncovered the flaw confirmed.
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Wormy attack could spread via PDF
Security researcher Jeremy Conway says he has discovered a way to spread malicious code across PDF documents on a victim's computer.
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Malicious PDF file doesn't need a software vulnerability
A security researcher has found a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious PDF file.
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Adobe issues emergency PDF patches
Adobe today released an emergency update that patched a pair of critical vulnerabilities in its popular PDF viewing and editing software.
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Large-scale attacks exploit unpatched PDF bug
A week before Adobe is scheduled to patch a critical vulnerability in its popular PDF software, hackers are actively exploiting the bug with both targeted and large-scale attacks, a security researcher said today.
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Facing criticism, Adobe rethinks PDF security
Blasted three months ago for being slow to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its popular PDF viewer, Adobe today promised it will root out bugs in older code, speed up the patching process and release regular security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.