SuSE 10 Security Update : acroread (ZYPP Patch Number 6802)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 51695

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Specially crafted PDF files could crash acroread. Attackers could exploit that to potentially execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3953 / CVE-2009-3954 / CVE-2009-3955 / CVE-2009-3956 / CVE-2009-3957 / CVE-2009-3958 / CVE-2009-3959 / CVE-2009-4324)

Acrobat reader was updated to version 9.3 to fix those security issues.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6802.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3953.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3954.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3955.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3956.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3957.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3958.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3959.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4324.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 51695

File Name: suse_acroread-6802.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/27/2011

Updated: 6/8/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2010

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Doc.media.newPlayer Use After Free Vulnerability)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3953, CVE-2009-3954, CVE-2009-3955, CVE-2009-3956, CVE-2009-3957, CVE-2009-3958, CVE-2009-3959, CVE-2009-4324

CWE: 119, 16, 189, 399, 94