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GLSA-200803-01 : Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 31328
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-01 (Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader, including:
A file disclosure when using file:// in PDF documents (CVE-2007-1199) Multiple buffer overflows in unspecified JavaScript methods (CVE-2007-5659) An unspecified vulnerability in the Escript.api plugin (CVE-2007-5663) An untrusted search path (CVE-2007-5666) Incorrect handling of printers (CVE-2008-0667) An integer overflow when passing incorrect arguments to 'printSepsWithParams' (CVE-2008-0726) Other unspecified vulnerabilities have also been reported (CVE-2008-0655).
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. A remote attacker could also perform cross-site request forgery attacks, or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/acroread-8.1.2'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 31328
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200803-01.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 3/4/2008
Updated: 6/8/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:acroread, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2007
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Adobe Collab.collectEmailInfo() Buffer Overflow)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1199, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2007-5663, CVE-2007-5666, CVE-2008-0655, CVE-2008-0667, CVE-2008-0726
BID: 27641