Date: 14 January 2010
References: ESB-2010.0027.2 ESB-2010.0061 ESB-2010.0080
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.0033
Critical: acroread security and bug fix update
14 January 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: acroread
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-4324 CVE-2009-3959 CVE-2009-3956
CVE-2009-3955 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3953
Reference: ESB-2010.0027
Original Bulletin:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0037.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0038.html
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Red Hat security advisories.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: acroread security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0037-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0037.html
Issue date: 2010-01-13
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955
CVE-2009-3956 CVE-2009-3959 CVE-2009-4324
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1. Summary:
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues and three bugs
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF).
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These
vulnerabilities are summarized on the Adobe Security Advisory APSB10-02
page listed in the References section. A specially-crafted PDF file could
cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the
user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-3953,
CVE-2009-3954, CVE-2009-3955, CVE-2009-3959, CVE-2009-3956)
This update also fixes the following bugs:
* the acroread process continued to run even after closing a PDF file. If
multiple PDF files were opened and then closed, the acroread processes
continued to run and consume system resources (up to 100% CPU usage). With
this update, the acroread process correctly exits, which resolves this
issue. (BZ#473217)
* the PPKLite.api plug-in was missing, causing Adobe Reader to crash when
attempting to open signed PDF files. For such files, if an immediate crash
was not observed, clicking on the Signature Panel could trigger one. With
this update, the PPKLite.api plug-in is included, which resolves this
issue. (BZ#472975)
* Adobe Reader has been upgraded to version 9.3. (BZ#497957)
Adobe have discontinued support for Adobe Reader 8 for Linux. All users of
Adobe Reader are advised to install these updated packages, which contain
Adobe Reader version 9.3, which is not vulnerable to these issues and fixes
these bugs. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the
update to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
472975 - acroread missing PPKLite.api and crashes on signed PDFs
473217 - acroread takes 100% cpu and does not die when killed
547799 - CVE-2009-4324 acroread: media.newplayer JavaScript API code execution vulnerability (APSB10-02)
554293 - CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955 CVE-2009-3959 acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-02)
554296 - CVE-2009-3956 acroread: script injection vulnerability (APSB10-02)
6. Package List:
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386:
acroread-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
acroread-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386:
acroread-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
acroread-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3953.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3954.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3955.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3956.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3959.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-4324.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: acroread security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0038-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0038.html
Issue date: 2010-01-13
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955
CVE-2009-3956 CVE-2009-3959 CVE-2009-4324
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1. Summary:
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF).
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These
vulnerabilities are summarized on the Adobe Security Advisory APSB10-02
page listed in the References section. A specially-crafted PDF file could
cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the
user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-3953,
CVE-2009-3954, CVE-2009-3955, CVE-2009-3959, CVE-2009-3956)
Adobe have discontinued support for Adobe Reader 8 for Linux. All users of
Adobe Reader are advised to install these updated packages, which contain
Adobe Reader version 9.3, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All
running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take
effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
547799 - CVE-2009-4324 acroread: media.newplayer JavaScript API code execution vulnerability (APSB10-02)
554293 - CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955 CVE-2009-3959 acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-02)
554296 - CVE-2009-3956 acroread: script injection vulnerability (APSB10-02)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3953.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3954.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3955.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3956.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3959.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-4324.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
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