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Adobe Reader / Adobe Acrobat Local File Reading Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15698
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Release Date:
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2005-06-15
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Last Update:
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2005-10-20
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Popularity:
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10,951 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
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 7.x
Adobe Reader 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1306
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Description:
Sverre H. Huseby has discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Adobe Reader control and makes it possible to read the contents of certain text files (e.g. not containing non-printable characters) on a user's system via XML scripts embedded in JavaScript.
The vulnerability affects versions 7.0.0 and 7.0.1.
Solution:
Update to version 7.0.5 for Windows or Mac OS.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sverre H. Huseby
Changelog:
2005-06-16: Updated advisory with additional information from Sverre H. Huseby.
2005-10-20: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.html
Sverre H. Huseby:
http://shh.thathost.com/secadv/adobexxe/
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