- Sep 17, 2013
- 1,492
There has been a decrease from 70 to 45 in the number of vulnerabilities discovered in the 5 most popular PDF readers - Adobe Reader, Foxit Reader, PDFXChange Viewer, Sumatra PDF and Nitro PDF Reader
45 vulnerabilities were discovered in the 5 most popular PDF readers in 2014.
70 vulnerabilities were discovered in the 5 most popular PDF readers in 2013.
At 85%, Adobe Reader has an almost monopoly-like share of the market. There were 43 known vulnerabilities in the program, and 32% of the users left it unpatched.
Foxit Reader had 1 vulnerability. PDFXChange Viewer, Nitro PDF Reader and SumatraPDF each had 0.
45 vulnerabilities were discovered in the 5 most popular PDF readers in 2014.
70 vulnerabilities were discovered in the 5 most popular PDF readers in 2013.
At 85%, Adobe Reader has an almost monopoly-like share of the market. There were 43 known vulnerabilities in the program, and 32% of the users left it unpatched.
Foxit Reader had 1 vulnerability. PDFXChange Viewer, Nitro PDF Reader and SumatraPDF each had 0.