Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
1.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Version Information
| Advisory Reference |
GLSA 200901-09 / acroread |
| Release Date |
January 13, 2009 |
| Latest Revision |
January 13, 2009: 01 |
| Impact |
normal |
| Exploitable |
remote |
| Package |
Vulnerable versions |
Unaffected versions |
Architecture(s) |
| app-text/acroread |
<
8.1.3 |
>=
8.1.3 |
All supported architectures
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Related bugreports:
#225483
Synopsis
Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code.
2.
Impact Information
Background
Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF
reader.
Description
-
An unspecified vulnerability can be triggered by a malformed PDF
document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf (CVE-2008-2549).
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Peter Vreugdenhil, Dyon Balding, Will Dormann, Damian Frizza, and Greg
MacManus reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the util.printf
JavaScript function that incorrectly handles the format string argument
(CVE-2008-2992).
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Greg MacManus of iDefense Labs reported an array index error that can
be leveraged for an out-of-bounds write, related to parsing of Type 1
fonts (CVE-2008-4812).
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Javier Vicente Vallejo and Peter Vregdenhil, via Zero Day Initiative,
reported multiple unspecified memory corruption vulnerabilities
(CVE-2008-4813).
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Thomas Garnier of SkyRecon Systems reported an unspecified
vulnerability in a JavaScript method, related to an "input validation
issue" (CVE-2008-4814).
-
Josh Bressers of Red Hat reported an untrusted search path
vulnerability (CVE-2008-4815).
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Peter Vreugdenhil reported through iDefense that the Download Manager
can trigger a heap corruption via calls to the AcroJS function
(CVE-2008-4817).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
document, and local attackers could entice a user to run acroread from
an untrusted working directory. Both might result in the execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application,
or a Denial of Service.
3.
Resolution Information
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.3"
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References
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