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Adobe Introduces the Paid Security Fix

Posted by timothy on from the sure-would-be-a-shame-if-somethin'-was-ta-happen dept.

Nimey writes "Adobe has posted a security bulletin for Photoshop CS5 for Windows and OSX. It seems there is a critical security hole that will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Adobe's fix? You need to pay to upgrade to Photoshop CS6. 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."

2 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Call it the Microsoft method by optimism · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Sorry but Microsoft does the best at offering security fixes at no cost.

    MS security fixes are not "no cost".

    They just look cheaper on the surface, because the cost is amortized across BILLIONS of forced Windows licenses, instead of MILLIONS of Photoshop licenses.

    Three orders of magnitude is very large in real life.

  2. Re:Call it the Microsoft method by beelsebob · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    To be honest, I'm missing how this is *any* different from any of the major OS vendors (including linux distros). Security hole in Windows ME? Tough titties, buy a newer version. Security hole in Mac OS 10.3? Tough titties, buy a newer version. Security hole in REHL from 2008? Tough titties, pay us to fix it, or update.

    Yes, saying CS5 is too old is a *bit* quick with the dropping of support, but it's really no different from any other vendor.