[Am-info] PDFS MAY POSE THREAT TO UNIX, LINUX

Fred A. Miller fm@cupserv.org
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:28:02 -0400


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PDFS MAY POSE THREAT TO UNIX, LINUX

~     (Source: InfoWorld.com) A security flaw in commonly
distributed file-viewing programs may make it possible for
attackers to use Adobe Systems PDF and PostScript files to run
malicious code on machines using Unix or Linux, according to an
advisory released by technology security company iDefense.

http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741056

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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