Adobe Reader and Acrobat remote code execution vulnerability in CVE-2014-0566)

Adobe Reader and Acrobat remote code execution vulnerability in CVE-2014-0566)

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Affected Systems:
Adobe Reader 11.x
Adobe Reader 10.x
Description:
Bugtraq id: 69825
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-0566

Adobe Reader (also known as Acrobat Reader) is an excellent PDF document reading software developed by Adobe. Acrobat is a series of products launched in 1993 for enterprises, technicians and creative professionals, making smart document delivery and collaboration more flexible, reliable, and secure.

Adobe Reader earlier than 11.0.09, Adobe Reader earlier than 10.1.12, Adobe Acrobat earlier than 11.0.09, and Adobe Acrobat earlier than 10.1.12 have a memory corruption vulnerability in implementation. After successful exploitation, code execution may occur.

<* Source: Wu Hongjun
Wei Lei

Link: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html
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Suggestion:
Vendor patch:

Adobe
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Adobe has released a Security Bulletin (apsb14-20) and patches for this:
Apsb14-20: Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Link: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html

Patch download:
Http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp? Product = 10 & platform = Windows
Http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp? Product = 10 & platform = Macintosh
Http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp? Product = 1 & platform = Windows
Http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp? Product = 1 & platform = Macintosh

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