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EFS-Web & Acrobat 9/Acrobat Reader Security Vulnerability

By nipper

Advisory 20FEB2009: Adobe has announced a critical security vulnerability with Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This security flaw is unrelated to USPTO eCommerce systems. The vulnerability may cause the Adobe application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe expects to make version updates available for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 by March 11th, 2009 to address the issue. Updates for Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 as well as Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 will follow soon thereafter. Once the updated versions are available and successfully tested, USPTO will announce their compatibility with EFS-Web and other eCommerce systems. Notes: ? USPTO forms should always be downloaded from the official USPTO web site...continue to full post

Full post as published by Invent Blog on March 11, 2009 (boomark / email).