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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201206-14
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: June 22, 2012
     Bugs: #405949, #411499
       ID: 201206-14

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

Background
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Adobe Reader is a closed-source PDF reader.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-text/acroread            < 9.5.1                    >= 9.5.1

Description
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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
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-9.5.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-4370
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4370
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-4371
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4371
[ 3 ] CVE-2011-4372
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4372
[ 4 ] CVE-2011-4373
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4373
[ 5 ] CVE-2012-0774
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0774
[ 6 ] CVE-2012-0775
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0775
[ 7 ] CVE-2012-0776
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0776
[ 8 ] CVE-2012-0777
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0777

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-14

Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2012 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/