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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2011.0479
          Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
                               27 April 2011

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Reader X
                   Acrobat X
                   Reader 9
                   Acrobat 9
Publisher:         Adobe
Operating System:  Windows
                   Mac OS X
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2011-0611 CVE-2011-0610 

Reference:         ESB-2011.0442
                   ESB-2011.0405

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html

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Security bulletin

Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

   Release date: April 21,2011

   Vulnerability identifier: APSB11-08

   CVE number: CVE-2011-0611, CVE-2011-0610

   Platform: All Platforms

Summary

   Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and
   Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and
   Macintosh operating systems.  These vulnerabilities, including
   CVE-2011-0611, as referenced in Security Advisory APSA11-02, could
   cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the
   affected system.  There are reports that one of the vulnerabilities,
   CVE-2011-0611, is being actively exploited in the wild against both
   Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat, as well as via a
   Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft
   Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment targeting the
   Windows platform. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode mitigations would
   prevent an exploit of this kind from executing.

   Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader X (10.0.2) for Macintosh update
   to Adobe Reader X (10.0.3). For users of Adobe Reader 9.4.3 for
   Windows and Macintosh, Adobe has made available the update, Adobe
   Reader 9.4.4.  Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.2) for
   Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.3). Adobe
   recommends users of Adobe Acrobat 9.4.3 for Windows and Macintosh
   update to Adobe Acrobat 9.4.4. Because Adobe Reader X Protected Mode
   would prevent exploits of the type targeting CVE-2011-0611 from
   executing, we are currently planning to address these issues in Adobe
   Reader X for Windows with the next quarterly security update for Adobe
   Reader, currently scheduled for June 14, 2011. Today's security
   updates are out-of-cycle updates.

Affected software versions

     * Adobe Reader X (10.0.1) and earlier versions for Windows
     * Adobe Reader X (10.0.2) and earlier versions for Macintosh
     * Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier versions for Windows and
       Macintosh

   NOTE: Adobe Reader 9.x for UNIX, Adobe Reader for Android, and Adobe
   Reader and Acrobat 8.x are not affected by CVE-2011-0611.

Solution

   Adobe recommends users update their software installations by
   following the instructions below:

   Adobe Reader

   Users on Windows and Macintosh can utilize the product's update
   mechanism. The default configuration is set to run automatic update
   checks on a regular schedule.  Update checks can be manually activated
   by choosing Help > Check for Updates.

   Adobe Reader 9.x users on Windows can also find the appropriate update
   here:
   http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows.

   Adobe Reader 10.x and 9.x users on Macintosh can also find the
   appropriate update here:
   http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh.

   Because Adobe Reader X (10.x) Protected Mode would prevent an exploit
   of this kind from executing, we are planning to address this issue in
   Adobe Reader X for Windows with the next quarterly security update for
   Adobe Reader, currently scheduled for June 14, 2011

   Adobe Acrobat

   Users can utilize the product's update mechanism. The default
   configuration is set to run automatic update checks on a regular
   schedule.  Update checks can be manually activated by choosing Help >
   Check for Updates.

   Acrobat Standard and Pro 10.x and 9.x users on Windows can also find
   the appropriate update here:
   http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows.

   Acrobat Pro Extended 9.x users on Windows can also find the
   appropriate update here:
   http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows.

   Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh can also find the appropriate update
   here:
   http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh.

Severity rating

   Adobe categorizes these as critical updates and recommends
   affected users update their installations to the newest versions.

Details

   Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and
   Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and
   Macintosh operating systems.  These vulnerabilities, including
   CVE-2011-0611, as referenced in Security Advisory APSA11-02, could
   cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the
   affected system.  There are reports that one of the vulnerabilities,
   CVE-2011-0611, There are reports that this vulnerability is being
   actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and
   Adobe Reader and Acrobat, as well as via a Flash (.swf) file embedded
   in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as
   an email attachment targeting the Windows platform. Adobe Reader X
   Protected Mode mitigations would prevent an exploit of this kind from
   executing.

   Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader X (10.0.2) for Macintosh update
   to Adobe Reader X (10.0.3). For users of Adobe Reader 9.4.3 for
   Windows and Macintosh, Adobe has made available the update, Adobe
   Reader 9.4.4.  Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.2) for
   Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.3). Adobe
   recommends users of Adobe Acrobat 9.4.3 for Windows and Macintosh
   update to Adobe Acrobat 9.4.4. Because Adobe Reader X Protected Mode
   would prevent exploits of the type targeting CVE-2011-0611 from
   executing, we are currently planning to address these issues in Adobe
   Reader X for Windows with the next quarterly security update for Adobe
   Reader, currently scheduled for June 14, 2011. Today's security
   updates are out-of-cycle updates.

   (Note: Adobe Reader for Android is not affected by these issues.)

   These updates resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could
   lead to code execution (CVE-2011-0611).

   These updates resolve a memory corruption vulnerability in the
   CoolType library that could lead to code execution (CVE-2011-0610).
   NOTE: Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild targeting
   CVE-2011-0610.

Acknowledgements

   Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations
   for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help
   protect our customers:
     * Mila Parkour, http://contagiodump.blogspot.com (CVE-2011-0611)
     * CERT Polska, http://www.cert.pl/ (CVE-2011-0610)
     * Paul Baccas of Sophos (CVE-2011-0610

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