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GLSA-200701-16 : Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 24252
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200701-16 (Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities)Adobe Acrobat Reader in stand-alone mode is vulnerable to remote code execution via heap corruption when loading a specially crafted PDF file.
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.
Impact :
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.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/acroread-7.0.9'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 24252
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200701-16.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 1/26/2007
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:acroread, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2006
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-5857, CVE-2007-0044, CVE-2007-0045, CVE-2007-0046, CVE-2007-0048