GLSA-201206-14 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 59667

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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-201206-14 (Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Reader, including an integer overflow in TrueType Font handling (CVE-2012-0774) and multiple unspecified errors which could cause memory corruption.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/acroread-9.5.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 59667

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201206-14.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 6/25/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

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: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: 6/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4370, CVE-2011-4371, CVE-2011-4372, CVE-2011-4373, CVE-2012-0774, CVE-2012-0775, CVE-2012-0776, CVE-2012-0777

BID: 51348, 51349, 51350, 51351, 52949, 52950, 52951, 52952

GLSA: 201206-14

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