Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
1.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Version Information
| Advisory Reference |
GLSA 200803-01 / acroread |
| Release Date |
March 02, 2008 |
| Latest Revision |
March 05, 2008: 05 |
| Impact |
normal |
| Exploitable |
remote |
| Package |
Vulnerable versions |
Unaffected versions |
Architecture(s) |
| app-text/acroread |
<
8.1.2 |
>=
8.1.2 |
All supported architectures
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Related bugreports:
#170177
Synopsis
Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to remote code execution, Denial of
Service, and cross-site request forgery attacks.
2.
Impact Information
Background
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader,
including:
- A file disclosure when using file:// in PDF documents
(CVE-2007-1199)
- Multiple buffer overflows in unspecified Javascript methods
(CVE-2007-5659)
- An unspecified vulnerability in the Escript.api plugin
(CVE-2007-5663)
- An untrusted search path (CVE-2007-5666)
- Incorrect handling of printers (CVE-2008-0667)
- An integer overflow when passing incorrect arguments to
"printSepsWithParams" (CVE-2008-0726)
Other unspecified vulnerabilities have also been reported
(CVE-2008-0655).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
document, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running the application. A remote
attacker could also perform cross-site request forgery attacks, or
cause a Denial of Service.
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-8.1.2"
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References
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