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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54985
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-09 (acroread)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200507-09.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200507-09.

Vulnerability Insight:
Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to
remote execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Since Adobe will most likely not update the 5.0 series of Adobe Acrobat
Reader for Linux, all users should upgrade to the latest available version
of the 7.0 series:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/acroread-7.0'

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1625
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=279&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-575.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:042 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_42_acroread.html
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