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===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: acroread security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0636-02 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0636.html Issue date: 2010-08-20 CVE Names: CVE-2010-0209 CVE-2010-2213 CVE-2010-2214 CVE-2010-2215 CVE-2010-2216 CVE-2010-2862 =====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 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 a vulnerability in Adobe Reader. This vulnerability is detailed on the Adobe security page APSB10-17, 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-2010-2862)
Multiple security flaws were found in Adobe Flash Player embedded in Adobe Reader. These vulnerabilities are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB10-16, listed in the References section. A PDF file with embedded specially-crafted SWF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2010-0209, CVE-2010-2213, CVE-2010-2214, CVE-2010-2215, CVE-2010-2216)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.3.4, 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 all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the 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/):
621687 - CVE-2010-2862 acroread: integer overflow flaw allows remote arbitrary code execution 622947 - CVE-2010-0209 CVE-2010-2213 CVE-2010-2214 CVE-2010-2215 CVE-2010-2216 flash-plugin: multiple security flaws (APSB10-16) 624838 - acroread: multiple critical security flaws (APSB10-17)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
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7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-0209.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-2213.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-2214.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-2215.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-2216.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-2862.html http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-16.html http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-17.html
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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