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Adobe Reader Information Disclosure & Code Execution Vulnerabilities (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to information disclosure and remote code execution vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Flaws exist due to, - A boundary error in 'UnixAppOpenFilePerform' function while opening a document containing a '/Filespec' tag. - Temporary files being created with permissions based on the user's umask in the '/tmp' folder.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Adobe Reader version 5.0.9 and 5.0.10 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 7.0 or later.