Adobe Matches Microsoft with Massive Patch Update
On the same day Microsoft unloaded a record-breaking 34 fixes, eight of which were listed as critical, Adobe has made a similar gargantuan patch offering. The company, best known for its Reader and Acrobat software, yesterday fixed a total of 29 vulnerabilities, including one labeled critical.
That software covered by the fixes includes version 9.1.3 of both Acrobat and Reader, version 8.1.6 of Acrobat for Windows, Mac, and Unix, and version 7.1.3 of Acrobat and Reader for Windows and Mac. Adobe encourages everyone using its programs to download the update, warning users that if they fail to do so the vulnerabilities could lead to application crashes. In the worst case scenario, the holes could even allow a remote hacker to take control of a computer.
