Adobe Introduces the Paid Security Fix
Found on Slashdot on Thursday, 10 May 2012
It seems there is a critical security hole that will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Adobe's fix? You need to pay to upgrade to Photoshop CS6. For users who cannot upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe recommends users follow security best practices and exercise caution when opening files from unknown or untrusted sources.
CS5 was released on April 12, 2010 for a price between $699 and $999 per copy. Now about two years later, the only fix for CS5 users is to hand over money and buy CS6; and judging from the prices of CS3 and CS4, this version will cost just as much as CS5. So to get a fix for a critical bug (which is Adobe's fault), users are expected to pay up to $999. Or, users could decide that this is a rip-off and look for pirated versions.