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Security bulletin

Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Release date: August 9, 2012

Vulnerability identifier: APSB12-16

Priority rating: See table below

Platform: Windows and Macintosh

Summary

Adobe is planning to release security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.1.3) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh on Tuesday, August 14, 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, August 14, 2012.)

Affected software versions

  • Adobe Reader X (10.1.3) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  • Adobe Reader 9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  • Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.3) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  • Adobe Acrobat 9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh

Priority and Severity Ratings

Adobe will be assigning the following priority ratings to these updates:

Product
Updated Version
Platform
Priority Rating
Adobe Reader X (10.1.3) and earlier 10.x versions Windows and Macintosh
2
  9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions Windows
1
  9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions Macintosh
2
Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.3) and earlier 10.x versions Windows and Macintosh
2
  9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions Windows
1
  9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions Macintosh
2


These updates will address critical vulnerabilities in the software.