Security bulletin

Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Release date: February 11, 2010

Vulnerability identifier: APSB10-07

Platform: All Platforms

Summary

Adobe is planning to release an update for Adobe Reader 9.3 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3 for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2 and Acrobat 8.2 for Windows and Macintosh to resolve critical security issues, including the Flash Player issue described in Security Bulletin APSB10-06. Adobe expects to make these updates available on February 16, 2010.

Users may monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog at the following URL: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt or by subscribing to the RSS feed here: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/atom.xml.

(Note: This Security Advisory will be replaced with the final Security Bulletin upon release of the update on February 16, 2010.)

Affected software versions

Adobe Reader 9.3 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
Adobe Acrobat 9.3 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

Severity rating

Adobe categorizes this as a critical update.