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The phenomenon of so much awaited BlackBerry. His appearance could enchant a lot of people to choose a smart phone as a digital friend. However, Research in Motion (RIM) recently announced the existence of weaknesses in the BlackBerry Attachment Service, existing weaknesses in the BlackBerry software that allegedly will make it easier for hackers to execute code remotely.

Then there will be control of BlackBerry Enterprise Server, It will cause weakness BlackBerry users send an email containing a PDF file attachment that ‘evil’. As a result when opened for viewing on BlackBerry smartphones, will cause a memory corruption and allow for code execution attacks on computers that have the BlackBerry Attachment Service services, “said the RIM.

RIM also added that the weakness multi-use test scoring system Common Vulnerability Scoring System have discovered a weakness in the PDF Distiller of the Attachment Service. Although weaknesses have been found in the BlackBerry software, but RIM BlackBerry users tried to calm by making the BlackBerry software update that had been infected. For users who have BlackBerry Enterprise Server software and the BlackBerry Professional, RIM advised users to disable the PDF file on the server before the patch is used. Not only that RIM also will suggest to users and make attachments only from trusted sources.

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