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Gentoo: 201101-08 Normal: Adobe Reader Remote Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2011
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat may facilitate unauthorized code execution, posing security risks to Gentoo environments.
Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader might result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

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

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Resolution

All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-9.4.1"

References

[ 1 ] APSB10-21 [ 2 ] APSB10-28 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-2883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2883 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-2884 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2884 [ 5 ] CVE-2010-2887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2887 [ 6 ] CVE-2010-2889 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2889 [ 7 ] CVE-2010-2890 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2890 [ 8 ] CVE-2010-3619 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3619 [ 9 ] CVE-2010-3620 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3620 [ 10 ] CVE-2010-3621 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3621 [ 11 ] CVE-2010-3622 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3622 [ 12 ] CVE-2010-3625 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3625 [ 13 ] CVE-2010-3626 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3626 [ 14 ] CVE-2010-3627 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3627 [ 15 ] CV...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201101-08
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 21, 2011
Bugs: #336508, #343091
ID: 201101-08

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Synopsis

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

Background

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

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread < 9.4.1 >= 9.4.1

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 a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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