Secunia Warns of Photoshop Exploit

Exploit code is available that could take advantage of a security flaw within both Adobe Photoshop Creative Suites 2 and 3, resulting in a hacker taking complete control of a user's machine. The software handles bitmap files incorrectly, which results in a buffer overflow. Security firm Secunia first reported the issue, and suggests users of any version of Photoshop do not open untrusted bitmap files until a patch is released.

Although the exploit code is publicly available, Secunia says it has so far received no reports of attackers using it in the wild. However, the company does not expect many incidents since Photoshop is not widely installed among general computer users. Adobe says it is aware of the problem, and is looking into a possible fix.