GLSA 201206-14: Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/22/2012
Bugs:	#405949, #411499
ID:	201206-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct various other attacks.

Background

Adobe Reader is a closed-source PDF reader.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/acroread	< 9.5.1	>= 9.5.1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Reader, including an integer overflow in TrueType Font handling (CVE-2012-0774) and multiple unspecified errors which could cause memory corruption.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or 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-9.5.1"
    

References

• CVE-2011-4370
• CVE-2011-4371
• CVE-2011-4372
• CVE-2011-4373
• CVE-2012-0774
• CVE-2012-0775
• CVE-2012-0776
• CVE-2012-0777

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-14.xml

Concerns?

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License

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