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Red Hat: RHSA-2009:1499-01 Critical: Acroread DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important announcement regarding acroread updates from Red Hat tackling various security vulnerabilities. Prompt response needed.
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linu...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Multiple flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader. A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2009-2980, CVE-2009-2983, CVE-2009-2985, CVE-2009-2986, CVE-2009-2990, CVE-2009-2991, CVE-2009-2993, CVE-2009-2994, CVE-2009-2996, CVE-2009-2997, CVE-2009-2998, CVE-2009-3458, CVE-2009-3459, CVE-2009-3462)
Multiple flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader. A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash when opened. (CVE-2009-2979, CVE-2009-2988, CVE-2009-3431)
An input validation flaw was found in Adobe Reader. Opening a specially-crafted PDF file could lead to a Trust Manager restrictions bypass. (CVE-2009-2981)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 8.1.7, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux DoS threat critical advisory security issues Adobe Reader acroread update

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2979 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2981 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2985 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2986 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2988 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2991 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2996 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2997 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2998 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3431 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3458 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3459 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3462 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1499-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1499.html
Issue date: 2009-10-14

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux DoS threat critical advisory security issues Adobe Reader acroread update

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

528071 - CVE-2009-3459 acroread: heap overflow fix in version 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

528659 - acroread: Multiple arbitrary code execution fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

528665 - CVE-2009-2979 CVE-2009-2988 CVE-2009-3431 acroread: Multiple DoS fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

528666 - CVE-2009-2981 acroread: Trust Manager restrictions bypass fixed in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

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