RIM Patches serious PDF flaw in BlackBerry Enterprise Server

A critical bug in the PDF Distiller component of RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) could potentially result in a code injection and execution. A BlackBerry user will have to first open a maliciously crafted PDF document to trigger the flaw, though the dangers of this vulnerability cannot be understated. It is known that systems running BES 4.1 Service Pack 3 (4.1.3) to 4.1 Service Pack 5 (4.1.5) as well as BlackBerry Units prior to 1.0 Service Pack 1 (1.0.1) Bundle 36 are affected. RIM has released an official patch in the form of Service Pack 6. In the event that an installation is not possible, the recommendation will be to disable PDF processing in the Attachment Service. Instructions for this can be found here.

For more on this vulnerability:
- check out this The Register article