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According to an Adobe spokesperson, The team decided to makeavailable patches for Photoshop CS5.x, Illustrator CS5.x, and FlashProfessional CS5.x. The time frame for availability of thosefixes is unclear. "We are still in the process of finalizing thetimeline for the patches," the spokesperson said. We will updatethe respective security bulletins once the patches are available. Users can monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog or by subscribing to the RSS feed.
Creative Suite security compromised On Wednesday, Adobe had announced that security issues compromisedPhotoshop CS5 and earlier, Illustrator CS5.5 and earlier, and FlashProfessional CS5.5 and earlier, according to information publishedon Adobe's security bulletin on the company's website. The vulnerabilities in Photoshop could be exploited via openingmalicious TIFF image files, Adobe said. It did not describe thepossible attack methods targeting Illustrator or FlashProfessional. According to Adobe, the security issues which itcharacterized as critical vulnerabilities could be exploited to take control of the affected system.
All the reported security issues are classified as Priority 3,which in Adobe parlance means ...vulnerabilities in a productthat has historically not been a target for attackers. In suchcases, Adobe recommends that administrators install the update attheir discretion. Adobe s website further stated, For users who cannotupgrade...Adobe recommends users follow security best practices andexercise caution when opening files from unknown or untrustedsources. Whereas yesterday that upgrade recommendation would have requiredpurchasing the new CS6 versions, later in the evening, the companychanged its mind and decided to issue free patches for CS5, as iscustomary with supported products. In explaining its previous position earlier in the day, the Adobespokesperson had said that since the vulnerabilities had beenresolved with the new CS6 version, no dot release was scheduledor released for Adobe Photoshop CS5.
In looking at all aspects,including the vulnerabilities themselves and the threat landscape,the team did not believe the real-world risk to customers warrantedan out-of-band release for the CS5 version to resolve theseissues. The spokesperson had further said that, we are not aware of anyexploits targeting any of the issues fixed... Decision sparks controversy A number of security experts on Friday afternoon, among many othersvia Twitter and on their blogs, criticized Adobe's position. The general rule of thumb is that security patches should beissued for all products still considered in-support, said RichMogull, a security analyst at Securosis.com who expressed surprise at Adobe's initial decision.
I recentlydid some research on this and found no cases where anout-of-support product was issued security fixes... But Adobe CS4 and CS5 are still supported by the company. According to Mogull, not issuing a patch would betantamount to ...breaking with industry convention and customerexpectations. If the products are really out of support, thenthat's understandable.
But their own site shows them still withinan active support window. CS5 is only two years old. Adobe launched CS5 in mid-April 2010, and CS5.5 in April 2011.Upgrade prices are as follows: Photoshop CS6 Extended, $399;Photoshop, $199; Illustrator, $249, and Flash Professional, $99.CS6 Design & Web Premium, which includes all three affectedsoftware packages, costs $375. News of these security issues directly follows a week of massiveAdobe software releases, including the company's Creative Suite 6 and the debut of its Creative Cloud subscription-based products and services. I am Construction & Real Estate writer, reports some information about cream marble tiles , hexagon floor tile.
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