GLSA 200507-09: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow

An Adobe Acrobat security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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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 lt;= 5.10 gt;= 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 "gt;=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=279type=vulnerabilitiesflashstatus=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.

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