ATSServer chewing up CPU power!

Hi, I know a few things about ATSServer:
- It stands for Apple Type Service Server
- It is used to manage fonts and the like
My problem is that yesterday, I was reading part of a 700 page eBook in Preview. I also went on my Windows XP partition in the Finder because I needed to retrieve a file from there. I opened the file, left it for about an hour while I went off to do something else, I come back, close the file but I left my eBook open. The fans on my MacBook went into jet mode - so I opened the Activity Monitor to see who the culprit was. By now, you can guess it was ATSServer. My guess is that either:
1) It found some fonts on the XP partition and went crazy
2) Something to do with the eBook PDF
Anyone know how to fix this before I try anything?

I'm back on Tiger right now, but there is something I can share with you:
The Mac OS X 10.5.5 update is bundled with Security Update 2008-006. SU 2008-006 includes a security patch for ATSServer as stated here from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3137 under ATS
Apple wrote:
Impact: Viewing a document containing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in Apple Type Services' handling of PostScript font names. Viewing a document containing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of font names.
Apple must have screwed up on this one, I hope they patch it properly soon. If you're having problems with ATSServer, please file a bug report to Apple to make them more aware of the problem.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

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