Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader might result in the execution of arbitrary code. acroread 2011-01-21 2011-01-21 336508 343091 remote 9.4.1 9.4.1

Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF reader.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Adobe Reader. For further information please consult the CVE entries and the Adobe Security Bulletins referenced below.

A remote attacker might entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest stable version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-9.4.1"

APSB10-21 APSB10-28 CVE-2010-2883 CVE-2010-2884 CVE-2010-2887 CVE-2010-2889 CVE-2010-2890 CVE-2010-3619 CVE-2010-3620 CVE-2010-3621 CVE-2010-3622 CVE-2010-3625 CVE-2010-3626 CVE-2010-3627 CVE-2010-3628 CVE-2010-3629 CVE-2010-3630 CVE-2010-3632 CVE-2010-3654 CVE-2010-3656 CVE-2010-3657 CVE-2010-3658 CVE-2010-4091 underling underling underling