Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200412-12 / acroread
Release Date	December 16, 2004
Latest Revision	December 16, 2004: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
app-text/acroread	< 5.10	>= 5.10	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #74406

Synopsis

Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a utility used to view PDF files.

Description

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the email processing of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This flaw exists in the mailListIsPdf function, which checks if the input file is an email message containing a PDF file.

Impact

A remote attacker could send the victim a specially-crafted email and PDF attachment, which would trigger the buffer overflow and possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Adobe Acrobat Reader.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-5.10"

4. References

Updated December 16, 2004

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