RIM patch fixes BlackBerry attachment flaw
A hacker could send malicious code in a PDF file to a BlackBerry
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January 13, 2009 (IDG News Service) Research In Motion Ltd. issued a software update to address a BlackBerry software vulnerability that could let a hacker send malicious code in a PDF file.
The update, released on Monday, fixes multiple vulnerabilities in the way that the BlackBerry Attachment Service handles certain PDF files. The attachment service, a component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Service, displays e-mail attachments such as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and HTML files for BlackBerry users.
The vulnerabilities could let a hacker send an e-mail message with a PDF file that, when opened by a BlackBerry user, could cause memory corruption or launch code on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Attachment Service, RIM said in the security advisory.
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