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Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov08 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host has Adobe Reader/Acrobat installed, which is/are prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to, - a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() Javascript function. - improper parsing of type 1 fonts. - bounds checking not being performed after allocating an area of memory.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Adobe Reader/Acrobat versions 8.1.2 and prior - Linux(All)
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to 8.1.3 or higher versions.