[NEWS] Adobe License Management Service Vulnerability

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  Adobe License Management Service Vulnerability
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SUMMARY

A vulnerability within the Adobe License Management Service has been 
identified. The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the installation of 
the License Management Service, which can lead to an unauthorized person 
gaining access to the user's computer. The Adobe License Management 
Service is  installed with various Adobe products that require product 
activation.

DETAILS

Recommendations:
Adobe recommends that all customers who purchased Adobe Photoshop CS, 
Adobe Creative Suite, or Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 through the retail channel 
apply the Adobe License Management Service update (see the "Instructions" 
section) as a proactive measure.

Customers using the latest version of Photoshop (version CS2) or Adobe 
Creative Suite (version CS2) are not exposed to this vulnerability and do 
not need to apply this update.

Further, this update is applicable to products mentioned above on the 
Windows OS platform only.

Caveat:
If you reinstall the affected products from their original media, rerun 
the update after you reinstall the software.

Instructions:
1. Download the Adobe License Management Service update from  
<http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2955> 
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2955.

2. Quit all Adobe applications.

3. Extract the downloaded almupd.zip file, and then double-click the 
almupd.exe file.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by  <mailto:[email protected]> Adobe 
PSIRT.
The original article can be found at:  
<http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331688.html> 
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331688.html



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