Adobe Reader Critical Security Update

Adobe released security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI (11.0.0) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh.  Also released were security updates for Adobe Reader 9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux.

These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Release Details

• Release date: January 8, 2013
• Vulnerability identifier: APSB13-02
• Priority Rating: See table below
• CVE numbers: CVE-2013-0601, CVE-2013-0602, CVE-2013-0603, CVE-2013-0604, CVE-2013-0605, CVE-2013-0606, CVE-2013-0607, CVE-2013-0608, CVE-2013-0609, CVE-2013-0610, CVE-2013-0611, CVE-2013-0612, CVE-2013-0613, CVE-2013-0614, CVE-2013-0615, CVE-2013-0616, CVE-2013-0617, CVE-2013-0618, CVE-2013-0619, CVE-2013-0620, CVE-2013-0621, CVE-2013-0622, CVE-2013-0623, CVE-2013-0624, CVE-2013-0626, CVE-2013-0627
• Platform: All

Update or Complete Download

• Update
• Download Adobe Reader

References

• System Requirements
• PSIRT Blog
• Release Notes | Acrobat, Reader

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