Security Updates Available for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Matthew Burnett

A critical vulnerability has been found in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. Here is the information available from the Adobe site:

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.

More information and the updates are available here. -M

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