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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..adc8a2a25b5b --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200901-09"> + <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>2009-01-13</announced> + <revised count="01">2009-01-13</revised> + <bug>225483</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/acroread" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.1.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.1.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF + reader. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <ul> + <li> + An unspecified vulnerability can be triggered by a malformed PDF + document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf (CVE-2008-2549). + </li> + <li> + Peter Vreugdenhil, Dyon Balding, Will Dormann, Damian Frizza, and Greg + MacManus reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the util.printf + JavaScript function that incorrectly handles the format string argument + (CVE-2008-2992). + </li> + <li> + Greg MacManus of iDefense Labs reported an array index error that can + be leveraged for an out-of-bounds write, related to parsing of Type 1 + fonts (CVE-2008-4812). + </li> + <li> + Javier Vicente Vallejo and Peter Vregdenhil, via Zero Day Initiative, + reported multiple unspecified memory corruption vulnerabilities + (CVE-2008-4813). + </li> + <li> + Thomas Garnier of SkyRecon Systems reported an unspecified + vulnerability in a JavaScript method, related to an "input validation + issue" (CVE-2008-4814). + </li> + <li> + Josh Bressers of Red Hat reported an untrusted search path + vulnerability (CVE-2008-4815). + </li> + <li> + Peter Vreugdenhil reported through iDefense that the Download Manager + can trigger a heap corruption via calls to the AcroJS function + (CVE-2008-4817). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF + document, and local attackers could entice a user to run acroread from + an untrusted working directory. Both might result in 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-8.1.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2549">CVE-2008-2549</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2992">CVE-2008-2992</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4812">CVE-2008-4812</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4813">CVE-2008-4813</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4814">CVE-2008-4814</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4815">CVE-2008-4815</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4817">CVE-2008-4817</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-11-26T18:53:29Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-11-26T20:51:39Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-11-26T20:51:48Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |