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Red Hat: 2013:0551-01 Critical: Acroread Remote Code Execution

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Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical [More...]
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: acroread security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:0551-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0551.html
Issue date:        2013-02-21
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-0640 CVE-2013-0641 
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1. Summary:

Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF).

This update fixes two security flaws in Adobe Reader. These flaws are
detailed in the Adobe Security bulletin APSB13-07, 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-2013-0640, CVE-2013-0641)

All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain
Adobe Reader version 9.5.4, 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
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

911099 - CVE-2013-0640 CVE-2013-0641 acroread: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (APSB13-07)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0640
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0641
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2013:0551-01 Critical: Acroread Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey February 21, 2013
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential acroread patch released for Red Hat versions 5 and 6 tackling two major vulnerabilities affecting user environments.
Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary

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 https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).
This update fixes two security flaws in Adobe Reader. These flaws are detailed in the Adobe Security bulletin APSB13-07, 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-2013-0640, CVE-2013-0641)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.5.4, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0640 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0641 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.5.4-1.el6.i686.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0551-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Issue date: 2013-02-21

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

911099 - CVE-2013-0640 CVE-2013-0641 acroread: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (APSB13-07)

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