Fix For Adobe Critical Flaw Coming Jan. 12th

Remember that critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat we told you about on Tuesday? Well the company says they are releasing a patch to fix it…a month from now.

Adobe has confirmed a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild. Adobe recommends customers follow the mitigation guidance below until a patch is available. Adobe plans to make available an update to Adobe Reader and Acrobat by January 12, 2010 to resolve the issue.

Translation? Attention crooks, you have one month to compromise as many computers as you can before we patch our software. – Adobe.

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