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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.0922
Pre-notification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
9 September 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Reader X
Adobe Reader 9
Adobe Reader 8
Adobe Acrobat X
Adobe Acrobat 9
Adobe Acrobat 8
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS X
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Original Bulletin:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-24.html
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Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Release date: September 8, 2011
Vulnerability identifier: APSB11-24
Platform: Windows and Macintosh
Summary
Adobe is planning to release updates for Adobe Reader X (10.1) and
earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1)
and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh to resolve critical
security issues. Adobe expects to make these updates available on
Tuesday, September 13, 2011.
Users may monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security
Incident Response Team blog at http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt or by
subscribing to the RSS feed at
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/atom.xml.
(Note: This Security Advisory will be replaced with the Security
Bulletin upon release of the updates on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.)
Affected software versions
* Adobe Reader X (10.1) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
* Adobe Reader 9.4.5 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
* Adobe Reader 8.3 and earlier 8.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
* Adobe Acrobat X (10.1) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
* Adobe Acrobat 9.4.5 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
* Adobe Acrobat 8.3 and earlier 8.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Severity rating
Adobe categorizes these as critical updates.
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