A security researcher has managed to create a proof-of-concept PDF file that executes an embedded executable without exploiting any security vulnerabilities. The PDF hack, when combined with clever ...

A sophisticated, two-phase attack that hides in PDF documents could be the first in a long line of exploits that target vulnerabilities in Adobe applications, researchers said this week. In a blog ...

Security firm EdgeSpot has been looking for PDF file exploits lately. Now, the firm's researchers have found two interesting ones. The first is one that uses the PDF JS API this.getPageNumWords() and ...

The exploit for a critical unpatched bug in Adobe Reader that’s now circulating is “clever” and “impressive,” security researchers said this week. In an exploit first uncovered on Tuesday by ...