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Gentoo: 200808-10 Normal: Adobe Reader Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2008
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux Security Notice highlights critical flaw in Adobe Reader enabling arbitrary code execution through specially crafted PDF documents.
Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code via a crafted PDF.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200808-10 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Date: August 09, 2008 Bugs: #233383 ID: 200808-10

Synopsis ======= Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code via a crafted PDF.
Background ========= Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF reader.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread < 8.1.2-r3 >= 8.1.2-r3
========== The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory reported that input to an unspecified JavaScript method is not properly validated.
Impact ===== A remote attacker co...

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