A quick response to public posting of a vulnerability shows a better attitude at Adobe. Even so, there are two dangerous unpatched vulnerabilities to worry about.

Disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Acrobat Disabling JavaScript may prevent some exploits from resulting in code execution.

According to an advisory from Adobe, the critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions. It is being exploited in the wild.

Adobe acknowledged that all versions of Reader and Acrobat contain at least one critical vulnerability.

Adobe has already released a patch for Windows, included in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.0.2. However, a similar Mac OS X patch has not yet been released.

To disable JavaScript, select Edit > Preferences and then pick the JavaScript category. There, users can uncheck the “Enable Acrobat JavaScript” choice.

Adobe's Acrobat and Acrobat Reader packages are currently under attack from a JavaScript-based exploit, similar to one which afflicted the software back in June.

Bangalore: To protect themselves from zero day attacks, users need to kill JavaScript in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat tools, according to security experts. Shadowserver, a volunteer-run group that ...