gHacks technology news » adobe security http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Security Updates http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-security-updates/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-security-updates/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:48:30 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13448 adobeAdobe has released a set of security updates for their Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat software products that fix a variety of security vulnerabilities that could be used to crash the Adobe application and allow the attacker to take control of the computer system. The security vulnerabilities have been rated as critical and Adobe users are encouraged to update their versions of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat as soon as possible.

The security updates are provided for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat software products running on both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems. The security bulletin that was issued yesterday contains links that point to downloads for all affected programs and operating systems.

The affected programs are:

  • Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat Standard, Pro, and Pro Extended 9.1.1 and earlier versions

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat update their product installations to versions 9.1.2, 8.1.6, or 7.1.3 using the instructions above to protect themselves from potential vulnerabilities. The above updates apply to Windows and Macintosh. Security updates for Adobe Reader on the UNIX platform will be available on June 16, 2009; this Bulletin will be updated to reflect their availability on that date.

Security conscious users might want to consider switching from Adobe Reader to a third party application like Foxit Reader, Sumatra PDF or PDF-Xchange Viewer.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-security-updates/feed/ 3 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Critical Security Update http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/25/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-critical-security-update/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/25/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-critical-security-update/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:48:51 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5107 Adobe has released a security update for its products Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh that closes one critical security vulnerability. Affected versions are Adobe Reader 8.0 through 8.1.2, Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier, Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard 8.0 through 8.1.2 and Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard 7.0.9 and earlier.

Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 as well as Adobe Reader 7.1.0 and Acrobat 7.1.0 are not affected by the security vulnerability. The vulnerability causes the applications to crash which can allow an attacker to take control of the host system.

Downloads are available that fix the security vulnerability in Adobe Reader 8 for Windows and Macintosh computers. Take a look at the security bulletin issued by Adobe if you are using Adobe Acrobat or a previous version of one of the products to find the links pointing to updates for your product.

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