Friday, September 21st 2007
Critical Zero-Day Adobe PDF Bug Compromises Windows
A critical zero-day PDF bug in Adobe's Acrobat Reader has been discovered. The scenario is that an attacker rigs a PDF file designed to exploit the flaw. He or she distributes it via e-mail or through other means, or hosts it on a Web page. When a user opens the rigged PDF file with a vulnerable application, the user's machine can be loaded with malware that makes it open to a takeover. This PDF vulnerability is even worse than the QuickTime flaw in Mozilla Firefox fixed 2 days ago. Both Mozilla Firefox flaw and PDF bugs have been discovered by Petko D. Petkov, aka pdp. The story comes as warning to all users working with Acrobat Reader. Please be careful until a fix is released. Click here or read Petko's web blog for more information.
Source:
eWeek
6 Comments on Critical Zero-Day Adobe PDF Bug Compromises Windows
Any file downloaded from the 'net should be expected to be a virus unless you explicitly know or trust the person, website providing the file.
Is the PDF in question any more difficult for AV to pick up?