RHSA-2008:0641

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2008-07-21 13:44 - Updated: 2026-06-28 12:16
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update
Severity
Critical
Notes
Topic: Updated acroread packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, and 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Details: Adobe Acrobat Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). An input validation flaw was discovered in a JavaScript engine used by Acrobat Reader. A malicious PDF file could cause Acrobat Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Acrobat Reader. (CVE-2008-2641) An insecure temporary file usage issue was discovered in the Acrobat Reader "acroread" startup script. A local attacker could potentially overwrite arbitrary files that were writable by the user running Acrobat Reader, if the victim ran "acroread" with certain command line arguments. (CVE-2008-0883) All acroread users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, that contain Acrobat Reader version 8.1.2 Security Update 1, and are not vulnerable to these issues.
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CVE-2008-0883

acroread in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files related to SSL certificate handling.

Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: 3AS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3AS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3Desktop-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3Desktop-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3ES-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3ES-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3WS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 3WS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4AS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4AS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4Desktop-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4Desktop-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4ES-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4ES-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4WS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 4WS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 5Client-Supplementary:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 5Client-Supplementary:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 5Server-Supplementary:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
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Unresolved product id: 5Server-Supplementary:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
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Threats
Impact Low
CVE-2008-2641

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue in a JavaScript method."

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: 3AS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3AS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3Desktop-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3Desktop-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3ES-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3ES-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3WS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 3WS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4AS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4AS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4Desktop-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4Desktop-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4ES-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4ES-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4WS-LACD:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 4WS-LACD:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 5Client-Supplementary:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 5Client-Supplementary:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 5Server-Supplementary:acroread-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 5Server-Supplementary:acroread-plugin-0:8.1.2.SU1-2.el5.i386 —
Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Critical
References
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