Gentoo: GLSA-200408-14: acroread: UUDecode filename buffer overflow
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: acroread: UUDecode filename buffer overflow Date: August 15, 2004 Bugs: #60205 ID: 200408-14
Synopsis ======= acroread contains two errors in the handling of UUEncoded filenames that may lead to execution of arbitrary code or programs.
Background ========= acroread is Adobe's Acrobat PDF reader for Linux.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread <= 5.08 >= 5.09
========== acroread contains two errors in the handling of UUEncoded filenames. First, it fails to check the length of a filename before copying it into a fixed size buffer and, secondly, it fails to check for the backtick shell metacharacter in the filename before executing a command with a shell.
Impact ===== By enticing a user to open a PDF with a specially crafted filename, an attacker could execute arbitrary code or programs with the permissions of the user running acroread.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of acroread.
Resolution ========= All acroread users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-text/acroread-5.09" # emerge ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"
References ========= [ 1 ] iDEFENSE Advisory 125 ;type=vulnerabilities [ 2 ] iDEFENSE Advisory 126 ;type=vulnerabilities
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-14
Concerns? ======== 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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2004 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.
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