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RIM Patches PDF Flaw

Posted by Kara Reeder May 28, 2009 9:15:48 AM

Research in Motion has patched a flaw in its BlackBerry Enterprise Server's BlackBerry Attachment Service, reports Computerworld.

 

The flaw in the service, which processes message attachments for viewing on BlackBerry devices, could allow an attacker to send messages with malicious PDF files that could cause device memory corruption. BES version 4.1 Service Pack 3 through 5.0 and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1 Service Pack 4 are affected.

 

According to vnunet.com, RIM has issued an interim software update. Until the patches are rolled out, the company recommends that users disable PDF file processing on the server.

 

For more information or to download the software update, check out RIM's security advisory.

Add a comment Leave a comment on this blog post.
Jun 3, 2009 7:38 AM Guest danielgdoc  says:

"PDF is ubiquitous and important enough that the bad guys see it as worthwhile to target. If nobody was using PDF they wouldn’t bother because they couldn’t gain any advantage from doing so. And for PDF vendors? We’re in the front line now; we have to code well and avoid all those buffer overflow issues and other vulnerabilities so that PDF usage can continue to grow and be successful." More comment here: http://tinyurl.com/oojlb9

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