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The critical-severity Adobe Acrobat and Reader vulnerabilities could enable arbitrary code execution and are part of a 14-CVE patch update.

Disable JavaScript now According to an advisory from Adobe, the critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions. It is being exploited in the wild.

Adobe, although they have admitted to the flaw, has not given a time line for fixing the affected applications with include Acrobat (Reader as well) 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1 and earlier. Read more here ...

Companies: #adobe In what is starting to feel like a case of deja vu, a group of security researchers has announced a JavaScript buffer vulnerability in Adobe's Acrobat range of products ...

Adobe's challenges are two-fold going forward. First off, administrators don't necessarily want to disable JavaScript in an environment where the Web is prominent.

If nothing else, JavaScript should be disabled by default in Adobe Reader.” Henceforth, Sophos has recommended all users to disable JavaScript in Adobe Acrobat and Reader by default.

This week, however, Adobe reacted faster to reports that its software was vulnerable. In February, Adobe acknowledged the bug on Feb. 19, but waited until Feb. 24 to recommend disabling JavaScript.

Adobe patched its free Reader and commercial Acrobat software this week to plug the latest in what one researcher called an u201cepidemicu201d of JavaScript vulnerabilities.

"All currently supported shipping versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, [Versions] 9.1, 8.1.4 and 7.1.1 and earlier, are vulnerable to this issue," said David Lenoe, the company's security program ...