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Redhat Security Update Fixes Adobe Acrobat Reader Vulnerability

Title : Redhat Security Update Fixes Adobe Acrobat Reader Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1438
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2470
Rated as : Critical

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-08-17

Advisory Details

Description

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Technical Description

Redhat has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader. This flaw is due to an unspecified buffer overflow error in the core application plug-in, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system by convincing a user to read a specially crafted PDF document. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1434

ChangeLog

2005-08-17 : Initial release

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