[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200808-10 ] Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200808-10

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Date: August 09, 2008

Bugs: #233383

ID: 200808-10

 

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Synopsis

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Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code via a crafted

PDF.

 

Background

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Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF

reader.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 app-text/acroread < 8.1.2-r3 >= 8.1.2-r3

 

Description

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory reported that

input to an unspecified JavaScript method is not properly validated.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF

document, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code

with the privileges of the user.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r3"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-2641

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2641

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-10.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

http://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5