Adobe: announces bug in Acrobat & Reader but does not fix it

Adobe patched it a second time at Acrobat and PDF Reader. Version APSB19-13 , released today, seems to completely eliminate vulnerability CVE-2019-7089, which the company tried to tackle with an update earlier this month.

As it seems, it did not succeed but today's version as claimed by the company came to close the security gap.adobe

 

In other words, the older Adobe update does not completely fix the problem, so all will need to update the Acrobat and Reader applications again.

According to its Security Focus , the vulnerability is the result of a boundary condition error in Reader and Acrobat and can be exploited remotely by attackers.

To exploit the vulnerability exploit the vulnerability the victim will need to open in Acrobat or Reader a trapped file, which can come either via email or downloaded from a . Ανοίγοντας το αρχείο  οι of the computer could end up in the wrong hands.

What's the problem with both ;

This is a data disclosure flaw, which makes it less serious than the vulnerabilities that facilitate it remote code, but Adobe had to patch it anyway.

Η επιδιόρθωση της Adobe ήρθε σαν μέρος ενός μεγάλου πακέτου ενημερώσεων που κυκλοφόρησε στο Patch Tuesday σε συνεργασία με την Microsoft. Το πακέτο επιδιόρθωνε 150 ευπάθειες CVE σε Flash, Acrobat, Reader, Office και .

So Adobe has made the mistake (that is, made it known to everywhere hackers) but did not fix it. Smart?

_________________

iGuRu.gr The Best Technology Site in Greecefgns

every publication, directly to your inbox

Join the 2.100 registrants.

Written by giorgos

George still wonders what he's doing here ...

Leave a reply

Your email address is not published. Required fields are mentioned with *

Your message will not be published if:
1. Contains insulting, defamatory, racist, offensive or inappropriate comments.
2. Causes harm to minors.
3. It interferes with the privacy and individual and social rights of other users.
4. Advertises products or services or websites.
5. Contains personal information (address, phone, etc.).