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diff --git a/glsa-200701-16.xml b/glsa-200701-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c464b483 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200701-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200701-16"> + <title>Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to remote code execution, Denial of + Service, and cross-site scripting attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">acroread</product> + <announced>January 22, 2007</announced> + <revised>January 22, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>159874</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/acroread" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">7.0.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">7.0.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Adobe Acrobat Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Adobe Acrobat Reader in stand-alone mode is vulnerable to remote code + execution via heap corruption when loading a specially crafted PDF + file. + </p> + <p> + The browser plugin released with Adobe Acrobat Reader (nppdf.so) does + not properly handle URLs, and crashes if given a URL that is too long. + The plugin does not correctly handle JavaScript, and executes + JavaScript that is given as a GET variable to the URL of a PDF file. + Lastly, the plugin does not properly handle the FDF, xml, xfdf AJAX + request parameters following the # character in a URL, allowing for + multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file + and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Adobe + Acrobat Reader. An attacker could also entice a user to browse to a + specially crafted URL and either crash the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser + plugin, execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the user's + browser, or inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into the document being + viewed by the user. Note that users who have emerged Adobe Acrobat + Reader with the "nsplugin" USE flag disabled are not vulnerable to + issues with the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser plugin. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-7.0.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5857">CVE-2006-5857</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0044">CVE-2007-0044</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0045">CVE-2007-0045</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0046">CVE-2007-0046</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0048">CVE-2007-0048</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:10:48 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:45:48 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:38:29 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |