Security experts today urged Adobe Reader and Acrobat users to disable the JavaScript option until a patch is issued for a just-disclosed vulnerability.

Adobe’s security response team is scrambling to investigate new public reports of a new zero-day vulnerability affecting uses of its widely deployed PDF Reader software. In a brief note posted ...

Users should disable JavaScript in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat tools to protect themselves until a patch for a just-disclosed vulnerability is available, security experts said today.

This week, however, Adobe reacted faster to reports that its software was vulnerable. In February, Adobe acknowledged the bug on Feb. 19, but waited until Feb. 24 to recommend disabling JavaScript.

Turning off JavaScript in Adobe Reader advised to protect against the critical vulnerability.

Adobe acknowledged that both Adobe Reader and Acrobat Reader suffer from yet another security vulnerability, allowing hackers to launch a denial of service attack or execute malware on affected ...

According to an advisory from Adobe, the critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions. It is being exploited in the wild.