Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/13

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Subject: [Leica] Adobe will issue security fixes for CS5 apps after all
From: jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 20:56:06 -0400
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57433231-83/adobe-will-issue-security-fixes-for-cs5-apps-after-all/?google_editors_picks=true
 


On 5/12/12 1:56 AM, Nathan Wajsman 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
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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.
>>>>
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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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In reply to: Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] Adobe CS5 Security)
Message from ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Adobe CS5 Security)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Adobe CS5 Security)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Adobe CS5 Security)