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Hackers Exploit Flash Zero-Day, Adobe Confirms
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 03/15/2011 10:34 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
PC World posted a news story that Adobe today confirmed that attackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Flash Player using Microsoft Excel documents.
According to a security advisory issued Monday, attackers are exploiting the vulnerability by embedding malicious Flash files within a Microsoft Excel document sent as an e-mail attachment.
Adobe said it wasn't aware of any attacks directed at Reader or Acrobat, the popular PDF viewer and commercial PDF creator, respectively.
"This vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system," Adobe acknowledged in its advisory.
Adobe said it wasn't aware of any attacks directed at Reader or Acrobat, the popular PDF viewer and commercial PDF creator, respectively.
"This vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system," Adobe acknowledged in its advisory.
Hackers Exploit Flash Zero-Day, Adobe Confirms
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