GLSA 201009-05: Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/07/2010
Bugs:	#297385, #306429, #313343, #322857
ID:	201009-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader might result in the execution of arbitrary code or other attacks.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/acroread	< 9.3.4	>= 9.3.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Adobe Reader. For further information please consult the CVE entries and the Adobe Security Bulletins referenced below.

Impact

A remote attacker might entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or bypass intended sandbox restrictions, make cross-domain requests, inject arbitrary web script or HTML, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-9.3.4"

References

• APSA10-01
• APSB10-02
• APSB10-07
• APSB10-09
• APSB10-14
• APSB10-16
• CVE-2009-3953
• CVE-2009-4324
• CVE-2010-0186
• CVE-2010-0188
• CVE-2010-0190
• CVE-2010-0191
• CVE-2010-0192
• CVE-2010-0193
• CVE-2010-0194
• CVE-2010-0195
• CVE-2010-0196
• CVE-2010-0197
• CVE-2010-0198
• CVE-2010-0199
• CVE-2010-0201
• CVE-2010-0202
• CVE-2010-0203
• CVE-2010-0204
• CVE-2010-1241
• CVE-2010-1285
• CVE-2010-1295
• CVE-2010-1297
• CVE-2010-2168
• CVE-2010-2201
• CVE-2010-2202
• CVE-2010-2203
• CVE-2010-2204
• CVE-2010-2205
• CVE-2010-2206
• CVE-2010-2207
• CVE-2010-2208
• CVE-2010-2209
• CVE-2010-2210
• CVE-2010-2211
• CVE-2010-2212

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-05.xml

Concerns?

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License

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