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- Adobe patches Reader due to vulnerabilities
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Thursday 21 February 2013
Adobe has released a new update to patch Critical Security vulnerabilities.
This flaws on the software could make application to crush and let attackers gain control of an infected computer.
Adobe confirmed that this exploit already cause some victims.
The patches are directed toward the following products and versions:
Adobe Reader XI (11.0.01 and earlier) for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader X (10.1.5 and earlier) for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader 9.5.3 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux
Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.01 and earlier) for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.5 and earlier) for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat 9.5.3 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
The company gave virtually all of the security updates a priority number of 1, which in this case means the vulnerabilites have already been targeted in the wild.