Security Update for critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Number: AV10-011
Date: 14 April 2010

Purpose

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

Assessment

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.1 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 8.2.1 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Affected software versions:

Adobe Reader 9.3.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

Updated versions of Adobe Reader (9.3.2) are available at the following download locations:

Adobe Reader (Windows version):
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows

Adobe Reader (Macintosh version):
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh

Adobe Reader (UNIX):
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Updated versions of Adobe Acrobat (8.2.2) are available at the following download locations:

Acrobat Standard and Pro (Windows):
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows

Acrobat Pro Extended (Windows): http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows

Acrobat 3D (Windows):
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Acrobat Pro (Macintosh):
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

Suggested action

CCIRC recommends that administrators test and deploy these updates at the earliest opportunity.

References:
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-09:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-09.html

Adobe Blog - Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and 8.2.2 to be delivered by new Updater
http://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/2010/04/upcoming_adobe_reader_and_acro.html

Note to Readers

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