There is a serious vulnerability or cause system crash in Adobe reader

Beijing time December 7 Morning News, Adobe issued a security warning in Tuesday, has found that hackers use the Adobe Reader 9.x Vulnerability in the context of the Windows system launch attack.

The scope of the vulnerability is also growing and currently includes Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier versions of Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, Adobe Reader for UNIX operating systems 9.4.6 and earlier versions, as well as Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) and earlier versions of Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, have related vulnerabilities.

Adobe's products are continuing to be a vulnerable part of hacker attacks. According to information provided by Adobe, a hacker's attack through this vulnerability could cause the target system to crash or allow the hacker to temporarily gain the highest privileges to control the target computer.

Adobe is currently doing its best to develop patches for this vulnerability in the Windows version of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.x. The patch is expected to be officially launched before next week (December 12).

"We first address the patch problem of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.4.6 under Windows operating systems," asset, Adobe's software security team, explained in an official blog. The answer is simple: because this version of the product and platform is the easiest target for hackers. The main hacker attacks in the real world, both past and present, are largely confined to Adobe Reader on Windows. ”

Adobe Reader and acrobat on other operating systems are currently not directly threatened, so adobe plans to put patches of these related products directly into the next quarterly upgrade-the next product upgrade time will be on January 10, 2012. There are no reports of hackers attempting to attack Adobe Reader or acrobat under Mac OS x or UNIX systems using a PDF product with malware, and the current Windows version of Adobe Reader X and acrobat X can be run in sandbox protection mode to avoid exposure to hacker attacks.

Adobe does not offer specific guidelines to ensure that consumers can effectively protect their computers from attack before updating patches. So before the new patch is released, the vast majority of computer users must be very careful to deal with all PDF files, especially to avoid opening unfamiliar or suspicious PDF files.