Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the PRC component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4.7 on Windows, Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.6 on Mac OS X, Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x through 10.1.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | acroread +1 | 9.4.7-1.el6 | RHSA-2012:0011 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.7-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0011 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.7-1.el4 | RHSA-2012:0011 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2012:0011 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0087 vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
- RHSA-2012:0011 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0086 vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14865 vdb-entry signature
- TA11-350A third-party-advisory
- 51092 vdb-entry