Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash seem to be two of the most targeted software programs by malicious software and hackers besides the Microsoft Windows operating system and Internet Explorer. It is rare that a month passes by without yet another update that fixes a security vulnerability in Adobe Reader or Acrobat.
Today a critical vulnerability was disclosed that is affecting all Adobe Reader 9.3 and earlier and Adobe Acrobat 9.3 and earlier versions on Windows and Macintosh. The Adobe Reader 9.3 or earlier Unix versions are also vulnerable.
As described in Security Bulletin APSB10-06, this vulnerability (CVE-2010-0186) could subvert the domain sandbox and make unauthorized cross-domain requests. In addition, a critical vulnerability (CVE-2010-0188) has been identified that could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.In addition, a critical vulnerability (CVE-2010-0188) has been identified that could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe has reacted promptly this time as updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat are already available for download and installation. It is suggested to download the new releases as soon as possible to protect the computer system from the security vulnerability.
The security bulletin posted at the Adobe website contains download links for all supported operating systems.
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Martin would you be so ferry kind to let us know when there is a update for adobe reader lite version?
sure but it usually takes a few days before it becomes available.
Updater isn’t seeing it, so you can get it from here: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.3.1/misc/AdbeRdrUpd931_all_incr.msp
In all cases, in all versions of Adobe Reader, I disable Acrobat Javascript and I disallow integration of Reader in browsers. These measures are not the panacea but I believe they do limit potential threats.
Your fine if you use Foxit Reader yeh?
yes