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| <glsa id="200808-10"> |
| <title>Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> |
| <synopsis> |
| Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code via a crafted |
| PDF. |
| </synopsis> |
| <product type="ebuild">acroread</product> |
| <announced>August 09, 2008</announced> |
| <revised>August 09, 2008: 01</revised> |
| <bug>233383</bug> |
| <access>remote</access> |
| <affected> |
| <package name="app-text/acroread" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">8.1.2-r3</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">8.1.2-r3</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| </affected> |
| <background> |
| <p> |
| Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF |
| reader. |
| </p> |
| </background> |
| <description> |
| <p> |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory reported that |
| input to an unspecified JavaScript method is not properly validated. |
| </p> |
| </description> |
| <impact type="normal"> |
| <p> |
| A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF |
| document, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code |
| with the privileges of the user. |
| </p> |
| </impact> |
| <workaround> |
| <p> |
| There is no known workaround at this time. |
| </p> |
| </workaround> |
| <resolution> |
| <p> |
| All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r3"</code> |
| </resolution> |
| <references> |
| <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2641">CVE-2008-2641</uri> |
| </references> |
| <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:14:17 +0000"> |
| rbu |
| </metadata> |
| <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:14:50 +0000"> |
| rbu |
| </metadata> |
| </glsa> |