- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Insecure temporary file creation Date: March 18, 2008 Bugs: #212367 ID: 200803-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Background ========== Acrobat Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread < 8.1.2-r1 >= 8.1.2-r1 Description =========== SUSE reported that the "acroread" wrapper script does not create temporary files in a secure manner when handling SSL certificates (CVE-2008-0883). Impact ====== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0883 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0883 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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