Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

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Affected Systems:
Adobe Acrobat 10.x
Adobe Reader 9.x
Adobe Reader 10.x
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 52919

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 X (10.1.2) and earlier versions on Windows and Macintosh platforms, Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier versions on Linux, Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.2) on Windows and Macintosh platforms) and earlier versions have security vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by attackers to launch remote attacks.

<* Source: Adobe

Link: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html

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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

Adobe
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Adobe has released a Security Bulletin (apsb12-08) and patches for this:

Apsb12-08: Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Link: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html