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Adobe releases critical security updates for Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion |
May 14, 2013
Adobe has released scheduled security updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday in order to fix many critical vulnerabilities, including one that is already actively exploited by attackers.The Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates include fixes for 27 vulnerabilities, 24 of which could lead to arbitrary code execution if exploited successfully. One of the other flaws could allow attackers to bypass the sandbox protection in Adobe Reader, the company said in a security advisory.The sandbox mechanism is a feature first introduced in Adobe Reader X that's designed to prevent the successful execution of malicious code on the underlying system even if a traditional arbitrary code execution vulnerability is exploited.Adobe advises Reader and Acrobat users to update their product installations to the newly released versions: Adobe Reader XI (11.0.03), Adobe Reader X (10.1.7) and Adobe Reader 9.5.5 for Windows and Mac; Adobe Reader 9.5.5 for Linux; Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.03), Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.7) and Adobe Acrobat 9.5.5 for Windows and Mac.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2038725/adobe-releases-critical-security-updates-for-reader-flash-player-and-coldfusion.html#tk.rss_all
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