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Adobe Acrobat / Adobe Reader Disclosure of Sensitive Information
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12809
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Release Date:
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2004-10-13
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Last Update:
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2004-12-15
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Popularity:
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29,135 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Adobe Acrobat 6.x
Adobe Reader 6.x
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Description:
Jelmer has discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The problem is that embedded Macromedia flash files are executed in a local context. This can be exploited to read local files by embedding a specially crafted flash file in a PDF file located on e.g. a malicious web site.
The vulnerability has been confirmed on Adobe Reader 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 for Windows.
Solution:
Update to version 6.0.3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Jelmer
Changelog:
2004-12-15: Updated "Solution" section. Added link to vendor advisory.
Original Advisory:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321328.html
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