Security bulletin
Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Release date: April 5, 2012
Vulnerability identifier: APSB12-08
Priority rating: See table below
Platform: All
Summary
Adobe is planning to release security updates for Adobe Reader X (10.1.2) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux, and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.2) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
Users may monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog at http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt or by subscribing to the RSS feed at http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/atom.xml.
(Note: This Security Advisory will be replaced with the Security Bulletin upon release of the updates on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.)
Affected software versions
- Adobe Reader X (10.1.2) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
- Adobe Reader 9.5 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
- Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux
- Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.2) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
- Adobe Acrobat 9.5 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Priority and Severity ratings
Adobe is assigning the following priority ratings to these updates:
Product |
Version to be updated |
Platform |
Priority Rating |
| Adobe Reader |
X (10.1.2) and earlier 10.x versions |
Windows and Macintosh |
2 |
| |
9.5 and earlier 9.x versions |
Windows |
1 |
| |
9.5 and earlier 9.x versions |
Macintosh |
2 |
| |
9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions |
Linux |
2 |
| Adobe Acrobat |
X (10.1.2) and earlier 10.x versions |
Windows and Macintosh |
2 |
| |
9.5 and earlier 9.x versions |
Windows |
1 |
| |
9.5 and earlier 9.x versions |
Macintosh |
2 |
These updates will address critical vulnerabilities in the software.