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Adobe Reader zero day used in phishing attacks

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 13 February 2013 9:21 PM

Drops dll backdoor.

Adobe misses serious bugs in Reader

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 16 August 2012 2:14 PM

Vulnerabilities detailed in Windows, Mac and Linux

Adobe to issue emergency fix for Reader security bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 December 2011 10:05 AM

Cybercriminals exploiting unpatched vulnerability.

Adobe patches 13 critical Reader, Acrobat holes

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 14 September 2011 2:01 AM

Reader hole could allow for remote hijack.

Adobe patches Flash hole

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 6 June 2011 1:32 PM

Adobe unsure if Acrobat, Reader are vulnerable.

Adobe battles yet another Flash Player zero-day bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 April 2011 10:47 AM

Masquerades as legitimate Microsoft Word document.

Adobe patches 0-day flaws in Flash, Acrobat and Reader

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 24 March 2011 3:40 PM

Adobe has issued an out-of-band patch for the zero-day flaw in its Flash Player.

Reader sandbox protects against zero-day Flash flaw

In Applications - By Nicole Kobie, 16 March 2011 2:51 PM

Adobe warns against critical flaw, but says Reader X users should be safe

Adobe finds Flash flaw in Excel docs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 March 2011 11:00 AM

Patch due on Monday.

Adobe mega patch update

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 10 February 2011 12:32 PM

Adobe on Tuesday released its quarterly security update, fixing dozens of vulnerabilities, including 29 flaws in its popular PDF viewing software Reader and Acrobat and 13 in ...

Adobe launches sandboxed Reader for security boost

In Web/client - By Stewart Mitchell, 22 November 2010 10:14 AM

Ring-fenced Reader X promises to limit damage from attacks

Adobe to issue emergency updates for Reader, Acrobat

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 November 2010 1:39 PM

Out-of-band patch addresses zero-day.

Adobe investigating DoS 'issue' in Reader

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 8 November 2010 2:28 PM

Could allow remote code execution.

Adobe reveals new flaw affecting Flash and Reader

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 29 October 2010 12:05 PM

Fixes coming next month.

Adobe isolates malware threat with new Reader

In Applications - By Eric Doyle, 20 October 2010 2:37 PM

X marks the spot.

New Reader, Acrobat from Adobe fixed for 23 flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 October 2010 10:36 AM

Adobe closes a whopping 23 vulnerabilities in new release.

Adobe Reader, Acrobat patches coming Tuesday

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 1 October 2010 1:07 PM

Pushed forward due to active exploits.

Adobe grapples with new Reader, Acrobat zero-day

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 September 2010 10:26 AM

"David Leadbetter's One Point Lesson" used as subject line.

Adobe issues emergency patch for Reader, Acrobat

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 August 2010 2:06 PM

Flash Player flaws also addressed.

Adobe confirms critical flaw in Reader and Acrobat

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 5 August 2010 12:39 PM

Affects current and earlier versions.

Adobe 'sandbox' to protect Reader from hackers

In Applications - By Nate Cochrane, 21 July 2010 12:59 AM

Cybercriminals will have to find another way into your PC's crown jewels.

PDF vulnerability lingers despite patch

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 5 July 2010 8:29 AM

Still open to social engineering attack.

New versions of Reader, Acrobat close publicised flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 30 June 2010 10:59 AM

Adobe's releases fixes for a dangerous zero-day vulnerability.

Critical Adobe Flash and Reader flaw being exploited

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 June 2010 2:05 PM

Present in latest versions.

Adobe pushes updates to repair 15 Reader bugs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 April 2010 10:38 AM

Patches applicable through automatic updater.

Adobe readies critical Reader and Acrobat patches

In Applications - 12 April 2010 10:13 AM

Fixes will be delivered via new update system.

Adobe plugs Reader and Acrobat security holes

In Applications - 18 February 2010 10:47 AM

Users urged to update as soon as possible.

Adobe patches Flash Player, plans out-of-band Reader fix

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 February 2010 2:11 PM

Flaw could lead to DoS attack.

Adobe issues fresh round of security updates

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 14 January 2010 9:29 AM

Reader and Acrobat flaws patched.

Adobe confirms Reader flaw, advises on workarounds

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 December 2009 10:13 AM

Impacts versions 9.2 and earlier.

New Adobe zero-day threat discovered

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 16 December 2009 9:40 AM

Symantec warns of flaw.

Koobface sets sights on Google Reader

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 10 November 2009 1:53 PM

Accounts used to host attack videos.

Adobe slips out a massive security update

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 15 October 2009 11:03 AM

Releases 29 patches for two products.

New versions of Adobe Reader, Acrobat to patch flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 October 2009 11:15 AM

Coincides with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.

Adobe patches Reader and Acrobat for "critical" vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 10 June 2009 2:44 PM

In the first of its regular security updates, Adobe has patched several "critical" vulnerabilities it has identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 21 May 2009 10:45 AM

Prodded by what many security observers considered to be a lackadaisical response earlier this year to a major zero-day Reader and Acrobat vulnerability, Adobe has announced a ...

Adobe's PDF vulnerability patched

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 13 May 2009 10:32 AM

Security researchers say Adobe's PDF vulnerability, which was fixed today, is more of a pressing issue than Microsoft's PowerPoint vulnerabilities.

Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 May 2009 9:53 AM

Adobe said it plans to release an update by May 12 for the recently disclosed Reader and Acrobat vulnerability.

Adobe admits to flaw in all forms of Reader

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 30 April 2009 3:12 PM

Adobe has warned that a serious flaw has been discovered in all shipping versions of its Reader software, affecting PCs, Apple and Unix versions.

Adobe grappling with another PDF vulnerability

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 April 2009 10:16 AM

Adobe again is staring down a zero-day vulnerability in its popular Reader software, according to a new security advisory.

Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 20 March 2009 3:01 PM

Adobe has issued a second fix for a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat PDF viewers.

Adobe issues long-awaited Reader security fix

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 12 March 2009 10:47 AM

Adobe has released a security update to address a flaw the company first warned users of in February.

Researcher builds home-made Adobe flaw patch

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 24 February 2009 3:11 PM

A researcher at threat management firm Sourcefire has published a home-made patch for the flaw that Adobe warned about last week.

Adobe warns of PDF threat

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 23 February 2009 10:14 AM

Users are being urged to use caution when handling PDF files following the discovery and subsequent attack of a flaw in Adobe software.

Apple Safari feed reader flaw could expose private information

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 January 2009 11:15 AM

A researcher has discovered a potentially dangerous, password-stealing vulnerability in Apple's Safari browser, affecting both the Mac and Windows versions of the web browser.

Adobe patches for critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 November 2008 10:35 AM

Adobe on Tuesday shipped a fix for its Reader and Acrobat products to eliminate critical flaws.

The SC Reader Survey concludes, and the winner is . . . .

In Risk - 22 October 2008 2:51 PM

Over fifty percent of our readers believe identity theft is a big issue and requires further industry discussion, according to the results of SC Magazine’s Online Reader Survey.

Attack code targets unpatched Adobe Reader flaw

In Applications - By Tom Sanders, 17 October 2007 10:13 AM

Time running out for Adobe to patch 'critical' vulnerability.

Adobe discloses Reader, Acrobat flaw; can allow remote code execution

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 9 October 2007 1:29 PM

Adobe disclosed a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat products that can be exploited by remote attackers using malicious PDF documents.

Yet another Adobe Reader vulnerability discovered

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 10 January 2007 4:50 PM

A new vulnerability in Adobe Reader was reported today, joining a handful of other recently-discovered flaws affecting the popular software used to read PDF files.

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