Update to Adobe Acrobat and Reader Optional Hotfix Released

Adobe released another optional hotfix Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Reader DC for Windows and macOS that addresses important bug fixes.

Release date:  April 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: None
Platform: Windows and MacOS

Bug fixes

 

Browser

• 4327498: Unable to open FDF from web app

Security-Signatures

• 4327765: Acrobat and Reader generates incorrect signature data for Elliptical curve signatures when Elliptical Certificate is stored in Windows Certificate store.

Update

The version for Windows was updated to 21.001.200150 but remained at 21.001.20149 for Macs.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates. 

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

References

• PSIRT
• Release Notes
• Security Bulletin
• System Requirements

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