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Adobe Reader Plugin Signature Bypass Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to plugin signature bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to fact the program only verifies the PE header of executable code for a plug-in signature check.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Adobe Reader 4.x and 5.x version on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to Adobe Reader version 6.0 or later.