RE: PDFs & Viruses

["Steve Cavanaugh" <scavanaugh -at- nat-seattle -dot- com>]

This from June 2004:
http://www.planetpdf.com/enterprise/article.asp?contentid=6580&ra

This from August 2005:
http://www.techspot.com/news/18411-adobe-warns-over-pdf-vulnerability.ht
ml

This from January 2007 (the latest one):
http://dev2dev.bea.com/blog/neilsmithline/archive/2007/01/major_pdf_vuln
e.html

This also from January 2007 (a fix already):
http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=29&articleType=ArticleView&a
rticleId=70

 
The point is, there have been vulnerabilities all along, and no sooner
are they announced than someone is out there fixing them.  It is the
same for any software that produces a file that can be read in to a
browser or other online-capable program.  This is the world in which we
live. 


Steve Cavanaugh
Sr. Technical Writer
NAT Seattle Inc.

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Subject: PDFs & Viruses

Hello Everyone,

Has anyone heard of any problems concerning the use of PDF files to
spread viruses to business networks?

One of my firm's clients is considering banning the posting of PDFs on
its network for this reason.  This is the first time I have heard of
such a thing.

Thank you for the input.

- Anthony


 
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