Gentoo update for acroread
Secunia Advisory: SA13499
Release Date: 2004-12-17
Popularity: 9,203 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-1152


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for acroread. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA13474

Solution:
Update to "app-text/acroread-5.10" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-12.xml

Other References:
SA13474:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13474/


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