Security Advisory acroread security update

Advisory: RHSA-2004:674-07
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: Important
Issued on: 2004-12-23
Last updated on: 2004-12-23
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 3)
OVAL: N/A
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2004-1152

Details

An updated Adobe Acrobat Reader package that fixes a security issue is now
available.

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 5.0.9 contains a buffer
overflow when decoding email messages. An attacker could create a
malicious PDF file which could execute arbitrary code if opened by a
victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the
name CAN-2004-1152 to this issue.

All users of Acrobat Reader are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which contains Acrobat Reader version 5.0.10 which is not vulnerable to
this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system 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:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 3)

IA-32:
acroread-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    b1bc54a3f5b78eacb1ee8b0904483504
acroread-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    b1bc54a3f5b78eacb1ee8b0904483504
acroread-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    b1bc54a3f5b78eacb1ee8b0904483504
acroread-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    b1bc54a3f5b78eacb1ee8b0904483504
acroread-plugin-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    cd7877275cbc78a5a2ed44d127b8abc1
acroread-plugin-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    cd7877275cbc78a5a2ed44d127b8abc1
acroread-plugin-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    cd7877275cbc78a5a2ed44d127b8abc1
acroread-plugin-5.10-0.EL3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0641
    cd7877275cbc78a5a2ed44d127b8abc1
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

142829 - CAN-2004-1152 Flaws in Acroread 5.0.9


References



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