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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57769
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2007:0017
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2007:0017.

The Adobe Acrobat Reader allows users to view and print documents in
portable document format (PDF).

A cross site scripting flaw was found in the way the Adobe Reader Plugin
processes certain malformed URLs. A malicious web page could inject
arbitrary javascript into the browser session which could possibly lead to
a cross site scripting attack. (CVE-2007-0045)

Two arbitrary code execution flaws were found in the way Adobe Reader
processes malformed document files. It may be possible to execute arbitrary
code on a victim's machine if the victim opens a malicious PDF file.
(CVE-2006-5857, CVE-2007-0046)

All users of Acrobat Reader are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain Acrobat Reader version 7.0.9 and are not vulnerable
to these issues.

Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5857
BugTraq ID: 21981
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981
Bugtraq: 20070110 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#698924
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml
http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
http://osvdb.org/31316
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2007:0017
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491
http://secunia.com/advisories/23666
http://secunia.com/advisories/23691
http://secunia.com/advisories/23812
http://secunia.com/advisories/23877
http://secunia.com/advisories/23882
http://secunia.com/advisories/24533
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-0045
BugTraq ID: 21858
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21858
Bugtraq: 20070103 Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455801/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070103 RE: [WEB SECURITY] Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455836/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070103 Re: Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455800/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070103 Re: [WEB SECURITY] Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455831/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070103 Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455790/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070104 Universal PDF XSS After Party (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455906/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-286B
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#815960
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815960
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02153
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT061181
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/attachments/1158-Subverting_Ajax.pdf
http://www.disenchant.ch/blog/hacking-with-browser-plugins/34
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/universal-pdf-xss-after-party
http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=9
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6487
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9693
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017469
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
http://secunia.com/advisories/23483
http://secunia.com/advisories/24457
http://secunia.com/advisories/33754
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.338131
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2090
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0032
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
XForce ISS Database: adobe-acrobat-pdf-xss(31271)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31271
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-0046
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9684
XForce ISS Database: adobe-acrobat-msvcrt-code-execution(31272)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31272
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