Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 18 Nov 2010 5647 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.4 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.4 (and earlier 9.x 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.

These issues do not affect Adobe Reader for Android.

Impact

Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

Adobe Reader 9.4 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX
Adobe Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

Update to Adobe Reader (update for UNIX expected to be available on November 30, 2010) and Acrobat version 9.4.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html

Vulnerability Identifier

Source

Adobe