Today, a Security Bulletin (APSB11-03) has been posted in regards to this quarter’s security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The updates address critical security issues in the products. Adobe recommends that users apply the updates for their product installations.
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A prenotification Security Advisory has been posted in regards to the upcoming quarterly Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates scheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 2011. The updates will address critical security issues in the products.
We will continue to provide updates on the upcoming release via the Security Advisory section of the Adobe website as well as the Adobe PSIRT blog.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
Today, a Security Bulletin (APSB10-28) has been posted regarding security releases for Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The updates address critical security issues in the products, including CVE-2010-3654 noted in Security Advisory APSA10-05 and CVE-2010-4091 referenced in the Adobe PSIRT blog (“Potential issue in Adobe Reader“), as well as the vulnerabilities addressed in the November 4 Adobe Flash Player update as noted in Security Bulletin APSB10-26. Adobe recommends that users apply the updates for their product installations.
Note that today’s updates represent and out-of-cycle release. The next quarterly security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat are scheduled for February 8, 2011.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
Adobe is aware of a potential issue in Adobe Reader posted publicly today on the Full Disclosure list. A proof-of-concept file demonstrating a Denial of Service was published. Arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible. We are currently investigating this issue. In the meantime, users of Adobe Reader 9.2 or later and 8.1.7 or later can utilize the JavaScript Blacklist Framework to prevent the issue by following the instructions below. Note that Adobe Acrobat is not affected by this issue.
Adobe Reader 9.2 and later and Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and later – Windows
On Windows, the JavaScript Blacklist can be in two locations. Please review the following options and then create the registry key of your choice:
Enterprise list: This blacklist helps enterprises roll out policies that block exploitable API(s) from executing in their environment. Populating the blacklist in this location is the responsibility of the enterprise. Adobe patches never modify this registry location.
To create the registry key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\<product>\<version>\FeatureLockDown\cJavaScriptPerms\tBlackList
Adobe’s update/patch list: The Adobe blacklist is modified by Adobe Reader patches whenever an API is deemed vulnerable. APIs are also removed from the blacklist whenever a fix for a vulnerability is provided by the current patch.
To create the registry key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\<product>\<version>\JavaScriptPerms\tBlackList
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe->To prevent this particular issue, add the following value to the registry key created in the previous step (case sensitive):
Doc.printSeps
->Exit and restart the application
Adobe Reader 9.2 and later and Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and later – Macintosh
/JavaScriptPerms [ /c << /BlackList [ /t (Doc.printSeps) ] >> ]
Adobe Reader 9.2 and later – UNIX
/Reader/GlobalPrefs/reader_prefs /JavaScriptPerms [/c << /BlackList [/t (Doc.printSeps) ] >> ]
For more details, see the following Knowledge Base articles:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/504/cpsid_50431.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/532/cpsid_53237.html
We will continue to provide updates on this issue via the Adobe PSIRT blog and/or the Security Advisory section of the Adobe website as appropriate.
November 8, 2010 Update:
We plan to resolve this issue in the update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions scheduled for release during the week of November 15, 2010, mentioned in Security Advisory APSA10-05. We have assigned CVE-2010-4091 to this issue. As of today, Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild or public exploit code for this issue.
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A Security Advisory (APSA10-05) has been posted in regards to a new Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat issue (CVE-2010-3654). A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris operating systems; Adobe Flash Player 10.1.95.2 and earlier versions for Android; and the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX operating systems, and Adobe Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-3654) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x. Adobe is not currently aware of attacks targeting Adobe Flash Player.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x, and Adobe Reader for Android are confirmed not vulnerable. Mitigations for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x are included in the Security Advisory.
We are in the process of finalizing a fix for the issue and expect to provide an update for Adobe Flash Player 10.x for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Android by November 9, 2010. We expect to make available an update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions during the week of November 15, 2010.
We will continue to provide updates on this issue via the Security Advisory section of the Adobe website as well as the Adobe PSIRT blog.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
Today, a Security Bulletin has been posted in regards to this quarter’s security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The updates address critical security issues in the products, including CVE-2010-2883 referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-02 and CVE-2010-2884 referenced in the Adobe Flash Player Security Bulletin APSB10-22. Adobe recommends that users apply the updates for their product installations.
Note that today’s updates represent an accelerated release of the quarterly security update originally scheduled for October 12, 2010. With this accelerated schedule, Adobe will not release additional updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on October 12, 2010. The next quarterly security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat are scheduled for February 8, 2011.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
A prenotification Security Advisory has been posted in regards to the upcoming quarterly Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates scheduled for October 5, 2010. The updates will address critical security issues in the products, including CVE-2010-2883 referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-02 and CVE-2010-2884 referenced in the Adobe Flash Player Security Bulletin APSB10-22. These security updates will be made available for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.
Note that the October 5, 2010 updates represent an accelerated release of the next quarterly security update originally scheduled for October 12, 2010. With this accelerated schedule, Adobe will not release additional updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on October 12, 2010.
We will continue to provide updates on the upcoming release via the Security Advisory section of the Adobe website as well as the Adobe PSIRT blog.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
We just updated the Security Advisory (APSA10-02) posted on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 to include the planned schedule for a patch to resolve CVE-2010-2883. Adobe plans to make available updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.4 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX during the week of October 4, 2010. In the meantime, we have provided a mitigation option for Windows users; see the Security Advisory for details.
Please note that these Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates represent an accelerated release of the next quarterly security updates originally scheduled for October 12, 2010. With this accelerated schedule, we do not plan to release any new updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on October 12, 2010.
We will continue to provide updates on this issue via the Security Advisory section of the Adobe website as well as the Adobe PSIRT blog.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
It has come to Adobe’s attention that email messages purporting to offer a download of a new version of Adobe Reader have been sent by entities claiming to be Adobe. Many of these emails are signed as “Adobe Acrobat Reader Support” (or similar), and in some instances require recipients to register and/or provide personal information. Please be aware that these emails have not been sent by Adobe or on Adobe’s behalf.
The Adobe Reader is free software available for download directly from the Adobe Reader download page on the Adobe website at http://get.adobe.com/reader/; it is not available in any other manner via download, including via email.
Customers receiving one of these emails should delete the email immediately without clicking on any of the links.
We just updated the Security Advisory (APSA10-02) posted on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 with a mitigation option for Windows users.
We will continue to provide updates on this issue via the Security Advisory section of the Adobe website as well as the Adobe PSIRT blog.
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.
