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Subject: [Leica] Adobe CS5 Security
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 02:39:57 -0400

It didn't say that originally! They've backpedaled on it, probably got a
lot of heat from angry users.

What it originally said was that you had to either upgrade to CS6, or just
be careful not to open any Tif files from people you don't trust and hope
the file isn't malicious.

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On 5/12/12 1:56 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

>Guys, be fair to Adobe. I see some very selective quoting here. They are
>most certainly NOT saying that you must buy CS6 to eliminate the problem.
>From further in the text:
>
>"Adobe Photoshop CS6 addresses these vulnerabilities. We are in the
>process of resolving these vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop CS5.x, and
>will update this Security Bulletin once the patch is available."
>
>Cheers,
>Nathan
>
>Nathan Wajsman
>Alicante, Spain
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>
>
>On May 12, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
>> Precisely why I refuse to use DNGs - it is a back door method to wrest a
>> little more monopolistic control. I am forced to use their software for
>> want of a reasonable alternative (and laziness, of course, in putting in
>> the effort to learn something else), pay exorbitant forced upgrade
>>charges,
>> etc - they are the real monopoly in the consumer IT space, not Facebook,
>> Microsoft, Apple or Google...
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> From their release on a security flaw caused by poor app design that
>>>>can
>>> result in your system being taken over.
>>> 
>>> <SOLUTION
>>> 
>>> Adobe has released Adobe Photoshop CS6 (paid upgrade), which addresses
>>> these vulnerabilities. For users who cannot upgrade to Adobe Photoshop
>>>CS6,
>>> Adobe recommends users follow security best practices and exercise
>>>caution
>>> when opening files from unknown or untrusted sources.>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> An astonishingly "screw you" attitude for any company
>>> 
>>> never mind, I forgot it was Adobe?
>>> 
>>> ric
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 11, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Amazing. They're refusing to fix the problem unless you pay to update
>>>>to
>>>> CS6.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Chris Crawford
>>>> Fine Art Photography
>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>>> 260-437-8990
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>>>> 
>>>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My latest work!
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 5/11/12 5:44 PM, "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I was not aware of this so I thought I better forward it in case
>>>>>others
>>>>> are affected:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-11.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>>> 
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