Adobe Flaw Puts Pc Users At Risk
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If you use a PC and Photoshop CS, or the CS Suite, take notice:
Link to the fix: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331688.html
Not sure how many people this applies to, buy who doesn't have photoshop these days lol.
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A flaw in several of Adobe Systems' popular graphics design applications could expose users to hacker attacks, the software maker has warned.
A security vulnerability in the Adobe License Management Service, a component used for product activation, "can lead to an unauthorized person gaining access to the user's computer," Adobe said in a security advisory posted to its Web site late last week.
The affected products are the Windows versions of Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Creative Suite 1.0 and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, Adobe said. The San Jose, Calif.-based company said it is not aware of any malicious code that exploits the vulnerability.
Security monitoring company Secunia rates the issue "moderately critical," which is right in the middle of its five-tier severity rating system.
Adobe has issued a security patch to fix the problem. Systems running Photoshop CS2 or Adobe Creative Suite CS2 are not exposed to this flaw.
A security vulnerability in the Adobe License Management Service, a component used for product activation, "can lead to an unauthorized person gaining access to the user's computer," Adobe said in a security advisory posted to its Web site late last week.
The affected products are the Windows versions of Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Creative Suite 1.0 and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, Adobe said. The San Jose, Calif.-based company said it is not aware of any malicious code that exploits the vulnerability.
Security monitoring company Secunia rates the issue "moderately critical," which is right in the middle of its five-tier severity rating system.
Adobe has issued a security patch to fix the problem. Systems running Photoshop CS2 or Adobe Creative Suite CS2 are not exposed to this flaw.
Link to the fix: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331688.html
Not sure how many people this applies to, buy who doesn't have photoshop these days lol.
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QUOTE (Whiplash @ Jun 15 2005, 04:32 PM)
Would I be safe if my Photoshop is not a legit version?
No, even illegal version are affected by this.
The only way you'd be safe is if you were using a Photoshop version earlier than CS (such as 7.0), or if you had CS2 or a Mac.
I don't know how serious the issue is, but if you have CS on Windows, I'd get the patch to fix it (but make sure it won't disable your illegal copy first!! laugh.gif)
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It's just an update to the 'updater' (lol odd, eh)?
I doubt it will disable illegal copies, as it's not an updated version of the software, or a patch that affects the entire software - just the update feature of it.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloa...jsp?ftpID=2955
I doubt it will disable illegal copies, as it's not an updated version of the software, or a patch that affects the entire software - just the update feature of it.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloa...jsp?ftpID=2955
