Gladiator Research and Security

GSA Reference Number: AD100114-01
Previous GSA Reference Number: AD091215-01

Simply Put: Adobe has released a patch for the previously announced critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat products.  Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions are confirmed as vulnerable.  This vulnerability has become a target of malware authors, and should be patched as quickly as possible.

A number of critical vulnerabilities have been found in older versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.  The vulnerabilities affect version 8 of the Adobe products, more specifically, Adobe Reader 8.1.2 and earlier versions, Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D, and Standard 8.1.2 and earlier versions.  These vulnerabilities could potentially cause a number of issues including a denial of service or even remote code execution through a specially-crafted .pdf file, which could lead to a system take-over.