Adobe has posted a fix for version 9 of Acrobat and Reader, which corrects a critical vulnerability where an attacker could take control of the affected system. The update is available here and should be applied immediately. We checked if you could apply the update directly from the product, but it appears as if the patch is only available from the download area. Adobe announced that they plan to have a fix for versions 7 and 8 by March 18th.
As we all know, PDF is used extensively in the legal profession and particularly for electronic filing. This is a serious vulnerability for the Adobe products and should be patched immediately. If you are still using the older versions of Acrobat or the Reader, check Adobe’s site every day to get the announced fix for versions 7 and 8.
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