Adobe Critical Code-Execution Flaws Plague Windows Users:
Adobe has issued patches for a slew of critical security vulnerabilities, which, if exploited, could allow for arbitrary code execution on vulnerable Windows systems.
Affected products include Adobe's Framemaker document processor, designed for writing and editing large or complex documents; Adobe's Connect software used for remote web conferencing; and the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite for video editing.
"Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in these updates," according to an Adobe spokesperson.
Adobe fixed a critical flaw (CVE-2021-21056) in Framemaker, which could allow for arbitrary code execution if exploited. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read error; which is a type of buffer-overflow flaw where the software reads data past the end of the intended buffer. An attacker who can read out-of-bounds memory might be able to get "secret values" (like memory addresses) that could ultimately allow him to achieve code execution or denial of service.
[...] Adobe also fixed three critical vulnerabilities in the desktop application version of Adobe Creative Cloud for Windows users.
Two of the three critical flaws could enable arbitrary code execution: One of these (CVE-2021-21068) stems from an arbitrary file-overwrite hole, while the other (CVE-2021-21078) exists due to an OS command-injection error. The third critical flaw (CVE-2021-21069) stems from improper input validation and could allow an attacker to gain escalated privileges.
[...] Several critical- and important-severity bugs were patched in Adobe Connect.
One critical bug (CVE-2021-21078) stemmed from improper input validation; this could allow for arbitrary code execution.
And, three important cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws (CVE-2021-21079, CVE-2021-21080, CVE-2021-21081) were patched. These could allow for arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser, if exploited.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 11 2021, @02:07AM (7 children)
Gimp and Photoshop do different things. The closest FOSS to Photoshop currently is Krita. https://krita.org/en/ [krita.org]
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 11 2021, @03:50AM (2 children)
Isn't Krita more of a competition to Illustrator?
(Score: 2) by Frosty Piss on Thursday March 11 2021, @04:08AM (1 child)
I think so.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday March 11 2021, @05:37PM
At times I wonder if people even understand the difference between photoshop and illustrator. Or raster and vector graphics.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday March 11 2021, @05:49PM (2 children)
Gimp "is a free and open-source raster graphics editor" and was initially released in 1996. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP [wikipedia.org] Photoshop "is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc." and was initially released in 1990. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop [wikipedia.org]
The biggest difference is that one is free and open-source, while the other is proprietary. Also, professionals tend to use Photoshop. Certainly due to a large number of factors, but I imagine a lot of it is due to the fact that open-source was this geeky thing in the past. Also, Adobe has thrown boat loads more money at the problems / solutions for their user base than Gimp could ever dream.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday March 11 2021, @05:58PM
Looking at Krita, it's also a raster graphics editor. It does seem to be a bit more user-friendly compared to Gimp, especially with regards to use of a Wacom or other digital art tablet/device. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krita [wikipedia.org]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 11 2021, @08:10PM
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday March 11 2021, @06:06PM
The most interesting thing I found is that Krita just released a beta version for Android. That could be very interesting on the likes of a Samsung Tablet with an S-Pen. Certainly massively cheaper than an iPad with an Apple Pencil or a Wacom Cintiq. I tried getting my wife into digital drawing, but she never came around to the idea. Not that she's done much in that area recently, anyway.
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