Update For Adobe Reader And Acrobat

Adobe has released updated version of their Adobe Reader and Acrobat products. The new version fixes a vulnerability (CVE-2011-0609), as referenced in Adobe Security Advisory APSA11-01, that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment. At this time, Adobe is not aware of attacks targeting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode mitigations would prevent an exploit of this kind from executing.

Patched versions were released for Adobe Reader 9.x and Acrobat 9.x & X (10.x) series. Because Adobe Reader X Protected Mode would prevent an exploit of this kind from executing, Adobe is planning to address this issue in Adobe Reader X for Windows with the next quarterly security update for Adobe Reader, currently scheduled for June 14, 2011.

Details about available updates and other information can be read from Adobe Security Advisory APSB11-06.