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4 November, 2008
§ This vulnerability affects: Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, on Windows, Mac, *nix computers
§ How an attacker exploits it: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing your users into viewing a maliciously crafted PDF document
§ Impact: Various results; in the worst case, an attacker can execute code on your computer, potentially gaining control of it
§ What to do: Upgrade to Acrobat Reader 9 (or 8.1.3) or Acrobat 8.1.3
9 October, 2008
§These vulnerabilities affect: OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) and OS X 10.5.x (Leopard), both client and server versions
§How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing one of your users into visiting a malicious web site, downloading a malicious document, or subscribing to a malicious RSS feed
§Impact: Various results; in the worst case, attacker executes code on your user’s computer, potentially gaining full control of it
§What to do: OS X administrators should download, test and install Security Update 2008-007
