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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55168
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2005:047 (acroread)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2005:047.

A buffer overflow was found in the core application plug-in for the
Adobe Reader, that allows attackers to cause a denial of service
(crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-2470.

Note that for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and SUSE Linux Desktop 1
Acrobat Reader support was already discontinued by an earlier
announcement.

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2005:047

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 14603
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2470
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14603
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#896220
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896220
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-11.xml
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-750.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014712
http://secunia.com/advisories/16466
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:047 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:019 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1434
XForce ISS Database: adobe-acrobat-reader-plugin-bo(21860)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21860
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