October 13, 2009

Today a Security Bulletin has been posted in regards to the second quarterly security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The update addresses critical security issues in the products; Adobe recommends that users apply the update for their product installations. Please note that with support for Adobe Reader 7.X and Acrobat 7.X ending in December 2009, this is the last scheduled update planned for Adobe Reader 7.X and Acrobat 7.X.

The Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates will include a new update and deployment tool, initially shipping in a passive, beta state, which will be functional for Acrobat and Adobe Reader customers in the near future, as well as two new changes in security user interface and control.

More information on this is available here.

Summary
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.1.3 and Acrobat 9.1.3, Adobe Reader 8.1.6 and Acrobat 8.1.6 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Reader 7.1.3 and Acrobat 7.1.3 for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. This update represents the second quarterly security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.1.3 and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions update to Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8.1.6 and earlier versions update to Acrobat 8.1.7, and users of Acrobat 7.1.3 and earlier versions update to Acrobat 7.1.4. For Adobe Reader users who cannot update to Adobe Reader 9.2, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and Adobe Reader 7.1.4 updates. Updates apply to all platforms: Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.

Affected software versions
Adobe Reader 9.1.3 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

Adobe Reader - Download
Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...latform=Windows
Mac
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...tform=Macintosh
Unix
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...p;platform=Unix

Acrobat - Download
Windows: Standard & Pro
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...latform=Windows
Windows: Pro Extended
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...latform=Windows
Winows: 3D
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...latform=Windows
Mac Pro
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pro...tform=Macintosh

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