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Adobe patches 28 holes in Reader, Acrobat
News Adobe on Tuesday released a security bulletin that includes fixes for 28 vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, including a critical hole that has reportedly been exploited in the wild in limited attacks.
[October 14, 2009, 12:07]
Adobe patches zero-day bugs in Reader, Acrobat
News Adobe has updated Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat to fix a serious JavaScript flaw affecting Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix, after code to exploit the bug was released on the internet. The first bug, affecting the broader range of platforms, involves...
[May 13, 2009, 17:51]
Adobe looking into Reader, Acrobat exploit reports
News Adobe on Monday warned of reports of an attack exploiting a hole in Reader and Acrobat. This afternoon, Adobe received reports of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions being exploited in the wild," the company said in...
[December 15, 2009, 7:17]
Adobe fixes critical flaws in Reader, Acrobat
News Adobe has released patches for 13 holes in its popular Reader and Acrobat software products, some of them critical. In a security advisory issued on Tuesday, the software maker fixed vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader 9.1.1, Acrobat 9.1.1 and earlier...
[June 10, 2009, 17:45]
Adobe to plug zero-day Reader, Acrobat hole
News Adobe will patch a critical hole in Reader and Acrobat on 12 January that is being exploited in attacks. The zero-day hole, which affects Reader and Acrobat versions 9.2 and earlier, could crash the system and allow an attacker to take control of...
[December 17, 2009, 7:54]
Adobe promises fixes for Reader and Acrobat
News Adobe has said it will issue updates to its Reader and Acrobat products on Tuesday 12 May, in a bid to fix recently discovered critical vulnerabilities. Adobe plans to make available Windows updates for Adobe Reader versions 9.X, 8.X, and 7.X and...
[May 5, 2009, 17:31]
Acrobat reader for Linux ready
News In March, Adobe made a prerelease version of Reader for Linux available for download so that citizens in the Netherlands could meet their tax-filling deadlines. Adobe Reader lets people read and print PDF files and the new version also enables...
[April 12, 2005, 9:30]
Adobe looks towards Linux
News Adobe, maker of major desktop software products such as Photoshop and Acrobat Reader, has begun a quiet effort to become more involved with desktop Linux. In one more limited area, Deziel said, customers are interested, though: an updated Linux...
[November 3, 2004, 13:43]
Adobe releases Acrobat 7
News Adobe Systems has released version 7 of its Acrobat software for creating PDF files, with upgraded collaboration features and a beta version of its free Adobe Reader 7 for Linux. In addition, Adobe changed the name of Acrobat Reader to Adobe Reader.
[January 6, 2005, 14:10]
Adobe zero-day flaw won't be fixed until March
News A zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat will not have a fix until March, Adobe has warned. Affected products include Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9, as well as earlier versions.
[February 20, 2009, 16:00]
Adobe Acrobat gets Vista compatibility
News Acrobat and Reader version 8.1 enhancements will download with Adobe update notifications and can be found at Adobe's website. And Mac users will be able to view Flash movies within Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1 instead of using QuickTime.
[June 7, 2007, 10:59]
Adobe patches Mac security flaws
News Adobe has updated its Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat for Apple's Mac OS to version 7.0.2. The second flaw is in the updater for Acrobat and Reader. The updates fix two vulnerabilities. The first flaw lies in the way the applications process...
[June 29, 2005, 13:00]
Adobe warns of Acrobat flaw
News A security flaw in Adobe Systems' popular Acrobat and Reader applications could be used to shut down or hijack vulnerable PCs. The security issue affects Adobe Reader for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Solaris and Adobe Acrobat for Windows and Mac OS...
[August 18, 2005, 9:30]
Acrobat flaw opens door to attack
News A security weakness in the ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for cybercrooks, security experts warned on Wednesday. Additionally, users can force PDF files to open in the Acrobat client, not the browser plug-in, Symantec said.
[January 4, 2007, 7:29]
Adobe issues updates to plug PDF hole
News Adobe Systems has issued updates to fix security flaws in its Reader and Acrobat software that could allow an attacker to remotely commandeer a computer. The vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Standard, Professional and Elements...
[January 11, 2007, 8:12]
PDF threat worse than first thought
News A recently discovered security weakness in the widely used Acrobat Reader software could put net users at more risk than previously thought, experts warned on Thursday. The security problem exists because the web browser plug-in of the Adobe...
[January 5, 2007, 7:24]
Microsoft, Adobe in document showdown?
News Adobe Systems' Acrobat Reader software has become one of those rare birds in personal computing: a de facto standard that has nothing to do with industry giant Microsoft. Free Acrobat Reader software allows PC owners to view and print PDF documents.
[December 23, 2002, 14:38]
PDF reader flaw fixed
News The vulnerabilities affect Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software for both the Windows operating system and Apple's Mac OS, Adobe said in two separate security advisories. The second flaw Adobe has fixed affects version 6.0.4 and earlier of Adobe...
[July 13, 2006, 9:45]
Adobe patches zero-day Reader flaw
News Adobe on Tuesday issued a security update to fix a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 that could allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer, and for which exploits had been reportedly found in the wild for nearly...
[March 11, 2009, 7:47]
Adobe takes PDF to the office
News The software maker is set to announce Monday three new versions of Acrobat and a revamped version of the free Acrobat Reader software used for viewing the portable document format (PDF) files Acrobat creates.
[April 7, 2003, 8:27]
