Adobe closes 29 vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat

What's happening: Adobe has closed the vulnerabilities announced on our Blog Post of Oct 9.

What it means: Once these patches are installed, computers will no longer be vulnerable to them.

What to do: Have IT staff install all patches in the corporate environment. Instruct staff to install the patches on home PCs .

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Information Week: Adobe Fixes 29 Flaws In Acrobat And Reader

Adobe released a fix for 29 vulnerabilities in its Acrobat and Acrobat Reader software, warning that the vulnerabilities could be exploited to cause crashes and to take control of the user's computer.

Adobe rates the update as "crtical" and warns that one of the vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3459) is actively being exploited.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220600883