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

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

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

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
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
=========
  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-1625
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1625
  [ 2 ] iDEFENSE Security Advisory
        ;type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
  [ 3 ] Adobe Security Advisory
        
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/200507-09

Concerns?
========
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 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.

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

Gentoo: GLSA-200507-09: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability

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

Summary

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

Synopsis ======= Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Adobe Acrobat Reader is a utility used to view PDF files.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread <= 5.10 >= 7.0
========== A buffer overflow has been discovered in the UnixAppOpenFilePerform() function, which is called when Adobe Acrobat Reader tries to open a file with the "\Fil...

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