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security advisorygentoofile handlingGentoo: GLSA-200803-26 Normal: Adobe Acrobat Reader File Handling Threat
An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Insecure temporary file creation Date: March 18, 2008 Bugs: #212367 ID: 200803-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Background ========= Acrobat Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread < 8.1.2-r1 > = 8.1.2-r1 Description ========== SUSE reported that the "acroread" wrapper script does not create temporary files in a secure manner when handling SSL certificates (CVE-2008-0883). Impact ===== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r1" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0883 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-26 Concerns? ======== Security is aprimary 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
Mar 18, 2008
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security advisorysecurity issuebuffer overflowRed Hat LACD 3: RHSA-2004:432-01 Critical: Acrobat Buffer Overflow
An updated Adobe Acrobat Reader package that fixes multiple security issuesis now available.. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated acrobat package fixes security issues Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:432-01 Issue date: 2004-08-26 Updated on: 2004-08-26 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD CVE Names: CAN-2004-0631 CAN-2004-0630 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated Adobe Acrobat Reader package that fixes multiple security issues is now available. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3AS - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3Desktop - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3ES - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3WS - i386 3. Problem description: The Adobe Acrobat Reader browser allows for the viewing, distributing, and printing of documents in portable document format (PDF). iDEFENSE has reported that Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 contains a buffer overflow when decoding uuencoded documents. An attacker could execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine if a user opens a specially crafted uuencoded document. This issue poses the threat of remote execution, since Acrobat Reader may be the default handler for PDF files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2004-0631 to this issue. iDEFENSE also reported that Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 contains an input validation error in its uuencoding feature. An attacker could create a file with a specially crafted file name which could lead to arbitrary command execution on a victim's machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2004-0630 to this issue. All users of Acrobat Reader are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which is not vulnerable to these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to yoursystem have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/ 5. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3AS: i386: ab70943b0e7d266df504c7b66b5e5c26 acroread-5.09-1.i386.rpm a2bfb5fde963cc51804a18ea659a16e5 acroread-plugin-5.09-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3Desktop: i386: ab70943b0e7d266df504c7b66b5e5c26 acroread-5.09-1.i386.rpm a2bfb5fde963cc51804a18ea659a16e5 acroread-plugin-5.09-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3ES: i386: ab70943b0e7d266df504c7b66b5e5c26 acroread-5.09-1.i386.rpm a2bfb5fde963cc51804a18ea659a16e5 acroread-plugin-5.09-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux LACD 3WS: i386: ab70943b0e7d266df504c7b66b5e5c26 acroread-5.09-1.i386.rpm a2bfb5fde963cc51804a18ea659a16e5 acroread-plugin-5.09-1.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from 6. References: CVE -CVE-2004-0631 CVE -CVE-2004-0630 7. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc. . The latest Microsoft bulletin emphasizes important revisions for the Edge web browser application, designed to address critical security flaws and related threats.. Adobe Acrobat Reader, Red Hat LACD, Buffer Overflow, Critical Threat. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 27, 2004
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