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Exploit bypasses Adobe Reader's sandbox, being sold for $30-50k

Exploit bypasses Adobe Reader
  • Posted November 8, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web With Video
  • Russian security firm Group-IB has found a zero-day flaw in Adobe Reader that bypasses the program's sandbox protection. Currently available on the black market for $30,000 to $50,000, the exploit allows attackers to sidestep the application's "Protected Mode," which was…

Hackers exploit zero day vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Hackers exploit zero day vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat
  • Posted December 7, 2011, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
  • Adobe confirmed yesterday that its Adobe Reader software contains a zero-day vulnerability, crediting the security team at Lockheed Martin, which itself was a victim of an attack through the exploit, and members of the Defense Security Information Exchange for discovering…

Adobe Reader to block attacks with sandbox feature

  • Posted July 21, 2010, 10:23 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • For years, Adobe's ubiquitous Reader software has been one of the major targets of hackers looking to run malicious code on Windows operating systems. This -- combined with a habit of lagging to patch known vulnerabilities -- has earned the…

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