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Red Hat update for acroread
Secunia Advisory: SA23691
Release Date: 2007-01-11
Popularity: 7,752 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Hijacking
Cross Site Scripting
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 4

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5857
CVE-2007-0045
CVE-2007-0046


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for acroread. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, as a vector for conducting cross-site request forgery attacks, or potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA23483
SA23666

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network:
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html

Other References:
SA23483:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23483/

SA23666:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23666/


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