For designers and vector enthusiasts --- Adobe warning
Just be aware when opening unknown EPS files on CS3 and CS4...
READ it HERE
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Summary
Adobe is aware of a report of a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Adobe plans to make available an update to Adobe Illustrator to resolve the issue by January 8, 2010. Adobe recommends customers avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available.
Affected software versions
Adobe Illustrator CS4 (14.0.0)
Adobe Illustrator CS3 (13.0.3 and earlier)
Severity rating
Adobe categorizes this as a critical issue and recommends that users avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available.
Details
Adobe is aware of a report of a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 that could lead to arbitrary code execution. A successful exploit of the vulnerability would require a local user to take the action of opening a malicious .eps file in Illustrator. Adobe plans to make available an update to Adobe Illustrator to resolve the issue by January 8, 2010. Adobe recommends customers avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available."
READ it HERE
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Summary
Adobe is aware of a report of a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Adobe plans to make available an update to Adobe Illustrator to resolve the issue by January 8, 2010. Adobe recommends customers avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available.
Affected software versions
Adobe Illustrator CS4 (14.0.0)
Adobe Illustrator CS3 (13.0.3 and earlier)
Severity rating
Adobe categorizes this as a critical issue and recommends that users avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available.
Details
Adobe is aware of a report of a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 that could lead to arbitrary code execution. A successful exploit of the vulnerability would require a local user to take the action of opening a malicious .eps file in Illustrator. Adobe plans to make available an update to Adobe Illustrator to resolve the issue by January 8, 2010. Adobe recommends customers avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available."