Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI (11.0.02) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 9.5.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
- Users of Adobe Reader XI (11.0.02) for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Reader XI (11.0.03).
- For users of Adobe Reader X (10.1.6) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Adobe Reader XI (11.0.03), Adobe has made available the update Adobe Reader X (10.1.7).
- For users of Adobe Reader 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Adobe Reader XI (11.0.03), Adobe has made available the update Adobe Reader 9.5.5.
- Users of Adobe Reader 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Reader 9.5.5.
- Users of Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.02) for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.03).
- For users of Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.6) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.03), Adobe has made available the update Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.7).
- For users of Adobe Acrobat 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.03), Adobe has made available the update Adobe Acrobat 9.5.5.
See APSB13-15 – Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat for more information.
More information is available in the Adobe Reader Blog announcement.
For detailed Release Notes, please see the Enterprise Toolkit.
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Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 EOL
As a reminder, Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 End-of-Life will occur next month. As stated in the Adobe Support Lifecycle Policy, Adobe provides five years of product support from the general availability date of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. In line with that policy, support for Adobe Reader 9.x and Adobe Acrobat 9.x will end on June 26, 2013.
End of Support
End of Support means that Adobe will no longer provide technical support or distribute runtimes, including product and/or security updates, for all derivatives of a product or product version (e.g. localized versions, minor upgrades, operating systems, dot and double-dot releases, and connector products).
