Security Hole Discovered In Adobe Reader

Adobe Systems late Tuesday acknowledged that all versions of its popular Acrobat and Reader software, for Windows, Mac and Linux, contain at least one, and possibly two, critical vulnerabilities that leave users open to a javascript exploit.

Until a patch is released Adobe is recommending users disable javascript to avoid this issue.

Windows users can disable javascript in Reader and Acrobat by selecting Preferences from the Edit menu, selecting javascript, and unchecking the Enable Acrobat JavaScript option.

Mac users can disable javascript in preferences, under the Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat menu.