Description: pdp has discovered a security issue in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The problem is that it is possible to launch "file://" URLs from within PDF files. This can be exploited to e.g. read arbitrary files on the system and send them to the attacker.
Successful exploitation requires that a user is tricked into locally opening a PDF file.
The security issue is confirmed in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional versions 8.0.0. Other versions may also be affected.
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