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Gentoo update for acroread
Secunia Advisory: SA37141
Release Date: 2009-10-26
Popularity: 389 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Manipulation of data
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for acroread. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, create arbitrary files on the users system, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA36983

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