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| author | Jacques Vidrine <nectar@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-08-12 19:05:51 +0000 |
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| committer | Jacques Vidrine <nectar@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-08-12 19:05:51 +0000 |
| commit | 73a5aef293063bb61d826b66ff039bdd1e978ca5 (patch) | |
| tree | f887ee1a0e0e35e7dd78f609ba844b27d1a44fba /security/vuxml/vuln.xml | |
| parent | Under certain configurations of POPfile may allow an attacker to (diff) | |
The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be coerced into executing arbitrary
commands on UNIX systems.
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diff --git a/security/vuxml/vuln.xml b/security/vuxml/vuln.xml index 3e92cad95cbb..ba69d378b1aa 100644 --- a/security/vuxml/vuln.xml +++ b/security/vuxml/vuln.xml @@ -32,6 +32,42 @@ EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. --> <vuxml xmlns="http://www.vuxml.org/apps/vuxml-1"> + <vuln vid="78348ea2-ec91-11d8-b913-000c41e2cdad"> + <topic>acroread uudecoder input validation error</topic> + <affects> + <package> + <name>acroread</name> + <range><lt>5.0.9</lt></range> + </package> + </affects> + <description> + <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> + <p>An iDEFENSE security advisory reports:</p> + <blockquote cite="www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=124&type=vulnerabilities"> + <p>Remote exploitation of an input validation error in the + uudecoding feature of Adobe Acrobat Reader (Unix) 5.0 + allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.</p> + <p>The Unix and Linux versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 + automatically attempt to convert uuencoded documents + back into their original format. The vulnerability + specifically exists in the failure of Acrobat Reader to + check for the backtick shell metacharacter in the filename + before executing a command with a shell. This allows a + maliciously constructed filename to execute arbitrary + programs.</p> + </blockquote> + </body> + </description> + <references> + <cvename>CAN-2004-0630</cvename> + <url>www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=124&type=vulnerabilities</url> + </references> + <dates> + <discovery>2004-08-12</discovery> + <entry>2004-08-12</entry> + </dates> + </vuln> + <vuln vid="12c7b7ae-ec90-11d8-b913-000c41e2cdad"> <topic>popfile file disclosure</topic> <affects> |