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Adobe Updates Acrobat and Reader for Security Issues

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Adobe has updated its Acrobat and Reader software to address a number of critical security issues. “These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”

Software affected by this round of updates is the following:

  • Adobe Reader X (10.1) and earlier 10.x versions
  • Adobe Reader 9.4.5 and earlier 9.x versions
  • Adobe Reader 8.3 and earlier 8.x versions
  • Adobe Acrobat X (10.1) and earlier 10.x versions
  • Adobe Acrobat 9.4.5 and earlier 9.x versions
  • Adobe Acrobat 8.3 and earlier 8.x versions

Users can update their Adobe software using the company’s auto-updater, or download new versions from the following web pages: Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Full details about these updates are available here.