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Adobe Reader X (10.1.3) and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.3) – Update for Windows and Macintosh Released

Adobe Reader X (10.1.3) and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.3) – Update for Windows and Macintosh was recently released

The update to 10.1.3 resolves the following issues:

  • These updates resolve an integer overflow in the True Type Font (TTF) handling that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0774)
  • These updates resolve a memory corruption in the JavaScript handling that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0775)
  • These updates resolve a security bypass via the Adobe Reader installer that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0776)
  • These updates resolve a memory corruption in the JavaScript API that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0777) – Applies to Macintosh and Linux only
  • The Adobe Reader X (10.1.3) and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.3) updates also incorporate the Adobe Flash Player updates as noted in Security Bulletins APSB12-03, APSB12-05 and APSB12-07

You can download the update using the inbuilt update mechanism within Adobe Reader/Acrobat or you can download Adobe Reader X for free from http://www.adobe.com

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Cannot Open or View PDF Files using Internet Explorer Browser

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A very common issue that Internet Explorer 8 and 9 users can face is an inability to view or download PDF files from a secure site (HTTPS).  As an example you will find that if you try to view the PDF in a browser window you will simply see a blank page.  This is due to the use of cache control headers which don’t seem to work correctly with secure sites in Internet Explorer.

If you are having this particular issue then please do the following:

  • Start “regedit” the default Windows Registry Editor
  • Next you need to locate this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
  • Click on the “Edit” menu and then click “New” and then “Dword Value”, you will need to do this twice so that you can setup both the keys below.

Name = BypassSSLNoCacheCheck Type = Dword Data = 1 (Hex or Decimal)

Name = BypassHTTPNoCacheCheck Type = Dword Data = 1 (Hex or Decimal)

  • Close Regedit and Reboot, you should now find that the issue is resolved.