Security Flaw in PDFs
Posted by Brett Tackaberry on January 4th, 2007
Just found this article on the CBC site that warns of a vulnerability in Adobe’s Acrobat browser plug-ins that make it possible for hackers to run malicious code through PDF files that could harm your machine. Now that the flaw’s been made public I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of people expoiting it until Adobe addresses the issue, so be wary of viewing any PDFs in your browser. Don’t think you’re in the clear just because the PDF is coming from a website you trust…
