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diff --git a/glsa-200904-17.xml b/glsa-200904-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd49db41 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200904-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +<?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="200904-17"> + <title>Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">acroread</product> + <announced>April 18, 2009</announced> + <revised>April 18, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>259992</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/acroread" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.1.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.1.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF + reader. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Reader: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research reported a heap-based buffer overflow + when processing PDF files containing a malformed JBIG2 symbol + dictionary segment (CVE-2009-0193). + </li> + <li> + A buffer overflow related to a non-JavaScript function call and + possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream has been reported + (CVE-2009-0658). + </li> + <li> + Tenable Network Security reported a stack-based buffer overflow that + can be triggered via a crafted argument to the getIcon() method of a + Collab object (CVE-2009-0927). + </li> + <li> + Sean Larsson of iDefense Labs reported a heap-based buffer overflow + when processing a PDF file containing a JBIG2 stream with a size + inconsistency related to an unspecified table (CVE-2009-0928). + </li> + <li> + Jonathan Brossard of the iViZ Security Research Team reported an + unspecified vulnerability related to JBIG2 and input validation + (CVE-2009-1061). + </li> + <li> + Will Dormann of CERT/CC reported a vulnerability lading to memory + corruption related to JBIG2 (CVE-2009-1062). + </li> + </ul> <p> + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF + document, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0193">CVE-2009-0193</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0658">CVE-2009-0658</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0927">CVE-2009-0927</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0928">CVE-2009-0928</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1061">CVE-2009-1061</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1062">CVE-2009-1062</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:25:56 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:30:05 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:30:15 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |