Foxit Launches 'Safe Mode' to Counter PDF Attacks

Foxit Corp has added new security features to its alternative PDF reader software to help thwart recent malware attacks that exploit the “/launch” feature. With Foxit PDF Reader Version 3.3, the company has added a Safe Mode that blocks external commands from being executed by the software. The...

Adobe, FoxIt Investigating Way to Mitigate PDF Hack

Security response teams at Adobe and FoxIt are investigating ways to mitigate a new PDF hack that allows the execution of an embedded executable without exploiting any security vulnerabilities. A demo of the PDF hack has been published to show how a hacker could employ social engineering techniqu...

Adobe Reader - Escape From '.PDF' Execute Embedded Executable

Title : Escape From PDF Author : Didier Stevens Date : 03/29/2010 Source : http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ This is a special PDF hack: I managed to make a PoC PDF to execute an embedded executable without exploiting any vulnerability! I use a launch action triggered by t...