Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe released Security Patch for Photoshop CS3 and CS2

Adobe released a security patch for Photoshop CS3 and CS2. For some reason it does not show in Adobe Updater so we downloaded the patch from this Adobe Web page.

According to Adobe,

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Photoshop CS2 and CS3 that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious BMP, DIB, RLE, or PNG must be opened in Photoshop by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update their installations with the patches provided below, and Adobe encourages all customers to be cautious before opening any unknown file, regardless of which application they may be using.

We downloaded patcher_application.dmg and ran the AdobePatcher. It updated our copy of Adobe Photoshop Extended CS3. No issues have been noted. [Bill Fox]