Use Windows, macOS? Dont be hacked by PDF, patch these critical Adobe flaws now
Summary
Adobes scheduled October update for its Acrobat and Reader PDF software addresses 85 vulnerabilities, including dozens of critical flaws that allow arbitrary code execution.Since PDFs are still widely used in the enterprise, hackers continue to develop new techniques to break the sandbox by combining PDF attacks with operating system flaws.Adobe credits researchers from Qihoo 360, Cisco Talos, Beihang University, Palo Alto Networks, and Check Point for reporting flaws patched in the October update.Check Point researcher Omri Herscovici was responsible for reporting 35 of this months bugs, all of which were information disclosure flaws.Adobe issues security update for critical zero-day Flash Player flaw that attackers are exploiting via Excel docs.