Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat Zero-Day Exploit 9.2

This is an exploit that affects Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat. It is very serious and has not been addressed by Adobe.

This is how Adobe's site explains the problem:

"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."

You can follow these steps to switch off JavaScript in Adobe:

• Adobe's Security bulletin explains the problem and how to switch JavaScript off.
• More information: ZDNet Article
• More information: Shadow Server Blog

About Zero-day attack: "A zero-day (or zero-hour) attack or threat is a computer threat that tries to exploit computer application vulnerabilities that are unknown to others, undisclosed to the software vendor, or for which no security fix is available."