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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.0061
Critical: acroread security update
21 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 AS/ES/WS 3
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2009-4324 CVE-2009-3959 CVE-2009-3956
CVE-2009-3955 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3953
Reference: ESB-2010.0033
ESB-2010.0027
Original Bulletin:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
Comment: This update simply removes the vulnerable version of acroread.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: acroread security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0060-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
Issue date: 2010-01-20
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:
The acroread packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras
contain security flaws and should not be used.
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 3 Extras - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386
3. Description:
Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF).
Adobe Reader 8.1.7 is vulnerable to critical security flaws and should no
longer be used. 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. Adobe Reader
9 for Linux is not compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. An
alternative PDF file viewer available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is
xpdf.
This update removes the acroread packages due to their known security
vulnerabilities.
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 3 Extras:
i386:
acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:
i386:
acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:
i386:
acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:
i386:
acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.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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