RHSA-2004:674

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2004-12-23 09:10 - Updated: 2026-06-28 12:13
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: An updated Adobe Acrobat Reader package that fixes a security issue is now available.
Details: The Adobe Acrobat Reader browser allows for the viewing, distributing, and printing of documents in portable document format (PDF). iDEFENSE has reported that Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 contains a buffer overflow when decoding email messages. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file which could execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2004-1152 to this issue. All users of Acrobat Reader are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains Acrobat Reader version 5.0.10 which is not vulnerable to this issue.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
CVE-2004-1152

Buffer overflow in the mailListIsPdf function in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.09 for Unix allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted PDF attachment.

Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:3 —
Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Important
References
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