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March 11th, 2009

Security updates for Adobe Reader 9, Acrobat 9 and earlier versions—plus Foxit Reader

By David Rothman

Get the details from Adobe (download links included) and also in a Techmeme roundup. Highlights from Adobe:

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this issue is being exploited.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 update to Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1. Adobe is planning to make available updates for Adobe Reader 7 and 8, and Acrobat 7 and 8, by March 18. In addition, Adobe plans to make available Adobe Reader 9.1 for Unix by March 25.

Meanwhile Foxit users should pick up a security patch for it. Downloads here. Computerworld story here.

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