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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200507-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200507-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1937a781be2e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200507-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200507-09"> + <title>Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to + remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">acroread</product> + <announced>2005-07-11</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-07-11</revised> + <bug>98101</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/acroread" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">7.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">5.10</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Adobe Acrobat Reader is a utility used to view PDF files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF document, a + remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary + code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + 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: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-7.0"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1625">CAN-2005-1625</uri> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=279&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true">iDEFENSE Security Advisory</uri> + <uri link="https://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329083.html">Adobe Security Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-07-08T08:39:08Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-07-08T15:11:50Z"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-07-09T18:37:26Z"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> +</glsa> |