Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | acroread security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2008:0641 | First vendor Publication | 2008-07-21 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2008-07-21 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Critical | Revision | 02 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 10 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated acroread packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, and 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). An input validation flaw was discovered in a JavaScript engine used by Acrobat Reader. A malicious PDF file could cause Acrobat Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Acrobat Reader. (CVE-2008-2641) An insecure temporary file usage issue was discovered in the Acrobat Reader "acroread" startup script. A local attacker could potentially overwrite arbitrary files that were writable by the user running Acrobat Reader, if the victim ran "acroread" with certain command line arguments. (CVE-2008-0883) All acroread users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, that contain Acrobat Reader version 8.1.2 Security Update 1, and are not vulnerable to these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 436263 - CVE-2008-0883 acroread: insecure handling of temporary files 452632 - CVE-2008-2641 acroread: input validation issue in a JavaScript method |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22594 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22594 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:0641: acroread security update (Critical) | ||
| Description: | Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue in a JavaScript method." | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:0641-02 CVE-2008-0883 CVE-2008-2641 | Version: | 13 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | acroread |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-10-04 | Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vulnerability (Linux) File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_code_exec_vuln_lin.nasl |
| 2008-10-01 | Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vulnerability (Windows) File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_code_exec_vuln_win.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-26 (acroread) File : nvt/glsa_200803_26.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200808-10 (acroread) File : nvt/glsa_200808_10.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 46548 | Adobe Reader/Acrobat Unspecified JavaScript Method Handling Arbitrary Code Ex... |
| 42702 | Adobe Reader for Linux acroread SSL Certificate Handling Symlink Arbitrary Fi... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12211.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-08-28 | Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by a Java... File : adobe_acrobat_812_su1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-08-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0641.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_acroread-080722.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200808-10.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_acroread-5466.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_acroread-5467.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-25 | Name : The remote Windows host contains an application that allows remote code execu... File : adobe_reader_812_su1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-19 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200803-26.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-27 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_acroread-5041.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-27 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_acroread-5042.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:51:52 |
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