Adobe Warns Of Reader, Flash Player Flaws Adobe is revving its engines after being made aware of yet another PDF security vulnerability in Adobe Reader, which could potentially enable malicious hackers to execute remote code or launch denial of service attacks on unsuspecting users.

Researchers issue homemade patch for PDF zero-day bug A little-known security firm on Wednesday released a home-brewed patch for a critical bug in Adobe Reader that hackers are already exploiting.

Researchers clash over possible return of Google attackers Researchers on Monday clashed over whether recent attacks that exploit a bug in Adobe Reader are the work of the group that hacked Google and dozens of other major corporations late last year.

Adobe Warns Of Attack Exploiting Zero Day Flaw Adobe warned Wednesday that a zero day vulnerability in both Reader and Acrobat is being actively exploited for attacks in the wild. The exploit, which Adobe categorized with the highest severity rating of “critical,” was distributed via a phishing attack, indicated by the e-mail subject line “David Leadbetter’s One Point Lesson.” The attack affects the latest versions of Acrobat and Reader — Adobe Reader 9.3.4, 8.2.4 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac and UNIX, as well as Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for both Windows and Mac. ..

New Zero-Day Attack Riddles Adobe Reader Adobe software is everywhere. It’s even more ubiquitous than Windows, and perhaps even more vulnerable to hacker schemes. The latest threat, which comes disguised as a golf lesson, consists of code that “can do almost whatever it wants,” said ESET’s Randy Abrams

Adobe Critical Security Patch Coming Adobe on Thursday said that it intends to release a critical security update for its Acrobat and Reader software next week, on Tuesday, April 13.