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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 08, 2007 @10:29AM from the machines-wide-open dept.

50Mat writes "Adobe has fessed up to a dangerous code execution vulnerability affecting software programs installed on millions of Windows machines. The flaw, publicly disclosed more than three weeks ago, could allow hackers to use rigged PDF files to take control of Window XP computers with Internet Explorer 7 installed. It affects Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Standard, Professional and Elements and Adobe Acrobat 3D."

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Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @10:51AM (#20898859)

Comment removed based on user account deletion

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Sklyarov? (Score:5, Funny)

by Speare ( 84249 ) writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @10:57AM (#20898921) Homepage Journal

The flaw, publicly disclosed more than three weeks ago, could allow hackers to use rigged PDF files to take control of Window XP computers with Internet Explorer 7 installed.

Did Adobe ask the feds to lock up the person who publicly disclose this flaw? Or do they just save that treatment for the publication of flaws in eBook products that blind people can't use in Russia?

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Welcome... (Score:5, Funny)

by sakdoctor ( 1087155 ) writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @11:07AM (#20899061) Homepage

...to hyphen hell! The rules - of style that apply to dashes - and hyphens - have evolved to support ease of reading in complex constructions; editors - often accept deviations - from them that will support, rather than --- hinder, ease of reading.

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Re:plus about running into this on Vista (Score:3, Funny)

by wizardforce ( 1005805 ) writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @11:18AM (#20899191) Journal

If it's also vulnerable on IE7 + Vista, luckily IE7 runs with such limited privileges that the code execution won't be able to do anything other than writing to the internet temp folder. That is, if you haven't turned off UAC.
get your free ringtones/[other garbage appealing to the less technically inclined] here!!!! and if you see a UAC window, just click ok to download!

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Aaaaand... (Score:2, Funny)

by dfdashh ( 1060546 ) writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @11:50AM (#20899627)

the site is slashdotted. Here [wikipedia.org] is the PDF'ed version of the article.

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Re:Interesting (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @12:09PM (#20899895)

That's because no ones figured out how to install Acrobat on Vista yet.

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Control me (Score:4, Funny)

by suv4x4 ( 956391 ) writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @01:36PM (#20901049)

The irony of this page [bayimg.com] (click for 100% scale) is astounding.

I had to snap a shot before Adobe pulls their ad.

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Re:Welcome... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @02:54PM (#20902273)

Shatner? Is that you?

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Your posr: (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @03:21PM (#20902627)

It's posts like yours that remind me that /. really needs a Score:6, Hilarious mod level.

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Re:plus about running into this on Vista (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday October 08, 2007 @05:33PM (#20904101)

Especially if the word backdoor is involved. ;)

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