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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."

3 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Call it the Microsoft method by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sorry but Microsoft does the best at offering security fixes at no cost. I can't think of another company that does it better than Microsoft.

  2. Re:Call it the Microsoft method by Galestar · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm sorry, but even "Non-Genuine" copies of Windows still get security fixes. There is no comparison here.

    Windows: Pirate our software, we'll still give you security fixes (although we might put a watermark asking you to stop pirating it)
    Adobe: Buy our software, but you only get security fixes if you give us even more money.

    Hell, MS gives security fixes even to XP until 2014 (13 years after its release). CS5 is less than 2 years old.

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  3. Re:Slight correction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    And it has only been released for purchase for a few DAYS. It was released this week (the week of the 7th).

    Almost makes me wonder if they new about the problem and only acknowledged it now so they didn't have to patch it for free. captcha revenues