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Adobe Acrobat / Reader Plug-in Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16466
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Release Date:
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2005-08-16
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Last Update:
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2005-08-17
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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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 5.x
Adobe Acrobat 6.x
Adobe Acrobat 7.x
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x
Adobe Reader 6.x
Adobe Reader 7.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2470 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in the core application plug-in and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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Solution:
Install updated version.
Adobe Reader (Windows or Mac OS):
Update to version 7.0.3 or 6.0.4.
Adobe Reader (Linux or Solaris):
Update to version 7.0.1.
Adobe Acrobat (Windows or Mac OS):
Update to version 7.0.3, 6.0.4, or 5.0.10.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-08-17: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#896220:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896220
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