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Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Release date: January 3, 2013

Vulnerability identifier: APSB13-02

Priority Rating: See table below

Platform: All

Summary

Adobe is planning to release security updates on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 for Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI (11.0.0) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux.

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, January 8, 2013.)

Affected software versions

Adobe Reader XI (11.0.0) for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader X (10.1.4) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader 9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader 9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux
Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.0) for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.4) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat 9.5.2 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	XI (11.0.0)	Windows and Macintosh	2
	X (10.1.4) and earlier 10.x versions	Windows and Macintosh	2
	9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions	Windows	1
	9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions	Macintosh	2
	9.5.1 and earlier 9.x versions	Linux	2
Adobe Acrobat	XI (11.0.0)	Windows and Macintosh	2
	X (10.1.4) and earlier 10.x versions	Windows and Macintosh	2
	9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions	Windows	1
	9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions	Macintosh	2

These updates will address critical vulnerabilities in the software.

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Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

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