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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-09 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability |
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Date: July 11, 2005 |
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Bugs: #98101 |
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ID: 200507-09 |
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Synopsis |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead |
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to remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is a utility used to view PDF files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/acroread <= 5.10 >= 7.0 |
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Description |
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A buffer overflow has been discovered in the UnixAppOpenFilePerform() |
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function, which is called when Adobe Acrobat Reader tries to open a |
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file with the "\Filespec" tag. |
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Impact |
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF document, a remote |
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attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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Since Adobe will most likely not update the 5.0 series of Adobe Acrobat |
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Reader for Linux, all users should upgrade to the latest available |
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version of the 7.0 series: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-7.0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1625 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1625 |
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[ 2 ] iDEFENSE Security Advisory |
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http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=279&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true |
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[ 3 ] Adobe Security Advisory |
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http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329083.html |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-09.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |