Adobe fixes Reader, Acrobat issues early

Adobe has sped up the planned release of updates to its Reader and Acrobat software, good news for customers now that reports of public exploits have emerged. The updates, released Thursday but not expected until next week, shore up two critical vulnerabilities, one of which has been leveraged in in-the-wild attacks, according to a revised bulletin. Reader X for Mac and Acrobat X for Windows and Mac received updates, as did Reader/Acrobat 9.4.3 for Windows and Mac. Reader X for Windows won't receive a new version until June 14, a scheduled quarterly update, because the "Protected Mode" capability prevents against exploit. The flaw being used in attacks also was present in Flash Player, but that software was patched last week.