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RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : acroread (RHSA-2009:0376)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40740
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Multiple input validation flaws were discovered in the JBIG2 compressed images decoder used by Adobe Reader. A malicious PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-0193, CVE-2009-0658, CVE-2009-0928, CVE-2009-1061, CVE-2009-1062)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 8.1.4, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected acroread and / or acroread-plugin packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-0193
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-0658
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-0928
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1061
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1062
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40740
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-0376.nasl
Version: 1.34
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/24/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:acroread, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:acroread-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2009
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Adobe JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0193, CVE-2009-0658, CVE-2009-0928, CVE-2009-1061, CVE-2009-1062