From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DryZp-00079s-Te for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:44:06 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6BDfqCs006563; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:41:52 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6BDN7Rg024881 for ; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:23:07 GMT Received: from atw01.atw.stud.uni-goettingen.de ([134.76.62.65] helo=localhost) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtpa (Exim 4.43) id 1DryG8-0003wb-Mu; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:23:45 +0000 Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:23:43 +0200 From: Matthias Geerdsen To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200507-09 ] Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability Message-ID: <20050711132343.GA12097@kosh.atw.wh.local> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jI8keyz6grp/JLjh" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i X-Archives-Salt: 78921a3f-cdde-4853-a311-adb8bd098191 X-Archives-Hash: 9aa30c5dbf3cf4c6a02f6ede9b99d915 --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://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 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 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=279&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true [ 3 ] Adobe Security Advisory http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329083.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-09.xml 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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= 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. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC0nLfGc/RGrFqUYMRApXEAJ4i/mXPeT9u49JXOYnpCkdpohwlqACeMxYm WRjoWJE3E2E327Wm5Mc3MjQ= =vslC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh-- -- gentoo-announce@gentoo.org mailing list