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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63973
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0478
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory RHSA-2009:0478.;;Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document;Format (PDF).;;Two flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader's JavaScript API. A PDF file;containing malicious JavaScript instructions could cause Adobe Reader to;crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe;Reader. (CVE-2009-1492, CVE-2009-1493);;All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain;Adobe Reader version 8.1.5, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All;running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take;effect.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2009:0478.

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF).

Two flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader's JavaScript API. A PDF file
containing malicious JavaScript instructions could cause Adobe Reader to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe
Reader. (CVE-2009-1492, CVE-2009-1493)

All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain
Adobe Reader version 8.1.5, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All
running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take
effect.

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

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1492
BugTraq ID: 34736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133B
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#970180
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt
http://osvdb.org/54130
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2009:027 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317
XForce ISS Database: reader-getannots-code-execution(50145)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1493
BugTraq ID: 34740
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt
http://osvdb.org/54129
XForce ISS Database: reader-spellcustom-code-execution(50146)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146
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