Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-11 Thread Matthew W. Ross
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:50:40 -0800 Subject: FoxIT reader vulnerability > Greetings! > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/foxit_pdf_plugin_vuln/ > > Just now checked the FoxIT web site. The currently offered version is > 5.4.4.1128,

Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Richard McClary wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/foxit_pdf_plugin_vuln/ > > Just now checked the FoxIT web site. The currently offered version is > 5.4.4.1128, which the article mentions as being vulnerable (as are older > versions). > > May end u

Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Matthew W. Ross
em Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:46:31 -0800 Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Richard McClary > wrote: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/foxit_pdf_plugin_vuln/ > > > > Just now che

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread David Lum
E-reader...although for all I know they do extra crap too. -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF vi

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Sam Cayze
o Ill effects. -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering with javascript no

Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Matthew W. Ross wrote: > Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering > with javascript now? > > I just want a "dumb" .pdf reader. Is it just me? The real irony here is that Adobe originally created PDF to be a "safe" version of PostScrip

Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Kurt Buff
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Matthew W. Ross > wrote: >> Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering >> with javascript now? >> >> I just want a "dumb" .pdf reader. Is it just me? > > The real irony here is that Ad

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Michael B. Smith
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Matthew W. Ross > wrote: >> Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include

Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-15 Thread Kurt Buff
d 8008 assembler. > > Forth's RPN and its low-level power made me feel as if I could do anything! :) > > -Original Message- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:51 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: FoxIT reade

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-16 Thread Ziots, Edward
:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering with javascript now? I just want a "dumb" .pdf reader. Is it just me? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original Message -

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-16 Thread Ziots, Edward
, January 15, 2013 9:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability I took USCD Pascal, RPG III, COBOL, Fortran, 360 assembler, JCL and probably a couple of other languages as well in a failed attempt at an Associates about then. I heard of the language about then as well

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-16 Thread Matthew W. Ross
27;t know. But the conversation is interesting to me. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original Message - From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:39:02 -0800 Subject: RE

RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-16 Thread Kennedy, Jim
-Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: FoxIT reader vulnerability I'm no security expert, but here's a counterpoint on why Adobe Reader would be (in my m

Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability

2013-01-24 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 15 Jan 2013 at 15:29, Matthew W. Ross wrote: > Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering with > javascript now? > > I just want a "dumb" .pdf reader. Is it just me? Try SumatraPDF -- very lightweight. Browser plugin available, but you can turn that off. It's wha