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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                              ESB-2011.1264.2
          Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
                              11 January 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Adobe Reader
                   Adobe Acrobat
Publisher:         Adobe
Operating System:  Windows
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2011-4369 CVE-2011-2462 

Reference:         ESB-2012.0046
                   ESB-2011.1264
                   ESB-2011.1199

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html

Revision History:  January  11 2012: Added information on Security Bulletin
                                     APSB12-01 and information on Linux version
                   December 19 2011: Initial Release

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Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for Windows

Release date: December 16, 2011

Last updated: January 10, 2012

Vulnerability identifier: APSB11-30

CVE number: CVE-2011-2462, CVE-2011-4369

Platform: Windows, Macintosh and Linux

Summary

There have been reports of two critical vulnerabilities being actively
exploited in limited, targeted attacks in the wild against Adobe Reader 9.x on
Windows. These vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2462, referenced in Security Advisory
APSA11-04, and CVE-2011-4369) could cause a crash and potentially allow an
attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe Reader X Protected Mode and Adobe Acrobat X Protected View would prevent
an exploit of the type currently targeting these vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2462
and CVE-2011-4369) from executing.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier versions for
Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Reader X (10.1.2). Adobe recommends users
of Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat X
(10.1.2). For more information, please refer to Security Bulletin APSB12-01.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux
update to Adobe Reader 9.4.7.

Affected software versions

    Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
    Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Adobe Acrobat 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh

*Note: Adobe Reader for Android and Adobe Flash Player are not affected by these
issues.

Solution

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier versions for
Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Reader X (10.1.2). Adobe recommends users
of Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat X
(10.1.2). For more information, please refer to Security Bulletin APSB12-01.

Adobe Reader 9.x users on Linux can find the appropriate update here:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/.

Severity rating

Adobe categorizes these as critical updates and recommends that users apply the
latest updates for their product installations by following the instructions in
the "Solution" section above.

Details

There have been reports of two critical vulnerabilities being actively exploited
in limited, targeted attacks in the wild against Adobe Reader 9.x on Windows.
These vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2462, referenced in Security Advisory APSA11-04,
and CVE-2011-4369) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take
control of the affected system.

Adobe Reader X Protected Mode and Adobe Acrobat X Protected View would prevent
an exploit of the type currently targeting these vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2462
and CVE-2011-4369) from executing.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier versions for
Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Reader X (10.1.2). Adobe recommends users
of Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat X
(10.1.2). For more information, please refer to Security Bulletin APSB12-01.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Linux
update to Adobe Reader 9.4.7.

These updates resolve a memory corruption vulnerability in the U3D component
that could lead to code execution (CVE-2011-2462).

These updates resolve a memory corruption vulnerability in the PRC component
that could lead to code execution (CVE-2011-4369).

The Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh updates also incorporate
the Adobe Flash Player update as noted in Security Bulletin APSB11-28.

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Lockheed Martin CIRT, MITRE and members of the
Defense Security Information Exchange for reporting these issues and for
working with Adobe to help protect our customers.

Revisions

January 10, 2012 - Added information on Security Bulletin APSB12-01 and
  information on Linux version.
December 16, 2011 - Bulletin released.

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