Adobe Updates Acrobat, Reader to Guard against Flash Zero-Day

[jamescv7]

Adobe is once again releasing software updates to address a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash. Adobe already unleashed an updated version of Adobe Flash itself, but today it is also releasing updated versions of Acrobat and Reader which both rely on a vulnerable component of Flash.

The updates arrived sooner than expected, perhaps in response to new exploits in the wild. The Adobe security advisory explains, "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."

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[Ink]

No matter how many patches and updates they release, it won't be effective since people are still using older versions.

 

[jamescv7]

Also for every they patch for flash player/adobe reader they are always a way of another zero day vulnerabilities.