Always a good idea to keep track of and shut down any vulnerabilities. At least the article had the good sense to use the term 'theoretical' in that there has been no actual malicious beasties discovered in the wild, ala Windows.
Bring it on though, MS fans, tell us how Apple's products are riddled with viruses and malware. The reality is that it is far more secure than any MS product. An interesting point is raised however in that OS X, iOS, and Android are cousins in they are both *nix flavors and share a good history of security. Sharing some of the insecurities as well would be my guess.
Oh and you can choose, at least in OSX, which PDF viewer is automatically opened when you download a pdf file which means if the security breach is in Preview you can select another viewer until Apple patches it up.
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