Adobe patches 17 security bugs in Reader and Acrobat

Posted on Wednesday, June 30 2010 @ 20:11 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Adobe issued an update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat, fixing a whopping 17 critical flaws.
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.2 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2.2 (and earlier versions) and Adobe Acrobat 8.2.2 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities, including CVE-2010-1297 referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-01, could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.3.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.3.3. (For Adobe Reader users on Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Adobe Reader 9.3.3, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.2.3 update.) Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat 9.3.3. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat 8.2.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat 8.2.3.


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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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