Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Adobe Reader/Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36983
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36983/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error and can be
exploited to execute arbitrary code.
NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.
The vulnerability is reported in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat
versions 9.1.3 and prior.
SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted files. Do not browse untrusted websites or
follow untrusted links.
Patched versions are expected to be available on October 13, 2009.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported as a 0-day by Chia-Ching Fang and the Information and
Communication Security Technology Center.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html
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