Adobe And Microsoft Plan To Diminish The Rising Vulnerability Issues

August 24, 2010

Adobe And Microsoft Plan To Diminish The Rising Vulnerability Issues

By Brajeshwar Oinam

If it weren't for Adobe Acrobat and its myriad computer programs, all us web and technology enthusiasts could have had a tough task in viewing, creating, manipulating and managing files that is usually done using Adobe's PDF (Portable Document Format).

It is a known fact that Acrobat Reader programs are available online for download at zero cost facilitating users to view files, whilst other Adobe software needed to create and manage files come at a cost.

However, recent news has it that there has been a steep rise in Adobe Vulnerabilities and also that rogue PDFs account for 80% of all exploits. Adobe Reader and Acrobat itself claimed through its recently released security advisory that critical security vulnerabilities have originated in their programs increasing Adobe's headaches. It is also revealed at the Black Hat Conference that the newly discovered Adobe Reader/ Acrobat Font Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability is rated as the second most Critical Vulnerability that existed. Hackers who are able to exploit this vulnerability can effectively enjoy remote code execution of their targeted system.

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