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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0051
Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
6 January 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
OS X
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-6937
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html
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Adobe Security Bulletin
Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Release date: January 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: APSB17-01
Priority: 2
Platform: Windows and Macintosh
CVE-2016-6937
CVE-2016-6937
Summary
Adobe is planning to release security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
for Windows and Macintosh on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
Users may monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security
Incident Response Team (PSIRT) blog at https://blogs.adobe.com/psirt.
(Note: This Security Advisory will be replaced with the Security Bulletin
upon release of the update.)
Affected Versions
These updates will address critical vulnerabilities in the software. Adobe
will be assigning the following priority ratings to these updates:
Product Track Affected Versions Platform Priority Rating
Acrobat DC Continuous 15.020.20042 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 15.020.20042 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2
Acrobat DC Classic 15.006.30244 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2
Acrobat Reader DC Classic 15.006.30244 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2
Acrobat XI Desktop 11.0.18 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2
Reader XI Desktop 11.0.18 and earlier versions Windows and Macintosh 2
For more information on Adobe Acrobat DC, please visit
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/faq.html.
For more information on Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, please visit
https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/faq.html.
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