[ GLSA 200507-09 ] Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability

[Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200507-09
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability
      Date: July 11, 2005
      Bugs: #98101
        ID: 200507-09

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Synopsis
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead
to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is a utility used to view PDF files.

Affected packages
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     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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  1  app-text/acroread       <= 5.10                            >= 7.0

Description
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A buffer overflow has been discovered in the UnixAppOpenFilePerform()
function, which is called when Adobe Acrobat Reader tries to open a
file with the "\Filespec" tag.

Impact
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF document, a remote
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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Since Adobe will most likely not update the 5.0 series of Adobe Acrobat
Reader for Linux, all users should upgrade to the latest available
version of the 7.0 series:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-7.0"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-1625
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1625
  [ 2 ] iDEFENSE Security Advisory
        http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=279&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
  [ 3 ] Adobe Security Advisory
        http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329083.html

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-09.xml

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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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