Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100503
Revision Date:2010-06-30Version:602
Title:RHSA-2010:0503: acroread security update (Critical)
Description:Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).

  • This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These vulnerabilities are detailed on the Adobe security pages APSA10-01 and APSB10-15, 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-2010-1240, CVE-2010-1285, CVE-2010-1295, CVE-2010-1297, CVE-2010-2168, CVE-2010-2201, CVE-2010-2202, CVE-2010-2203, CVE-2010-2204, CVE-2010-2205, CVE-2010-2206, CVE-2010-2207, CVE-2010-2208, CVE-2010-2209, CVE-2010-2210, CVE-2010-2211, CVE-2010-2212)

    All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.3.3, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2010-1240
    CVE-2010-1285
    CVE-2010-1295
    CVE-2010-1297
    CVE-2010-2168
    CVE-2010-2201
    CVE-2010-2202
    CVE-2010-2203
    CVE-2010-2204
    CVE-2010-2205
    CVE-2010-2206
    CVE-2010-2207
    CVE-2010-2208
    CVE-2010-2209
    CVE-2010-2210
    CVE-2010-2211
    CVE-2010-2212
    RHSA-2010:0503-01
    Platform(s):Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND Package Information
  • acroread is earlier than 0:9.3.3-1.el5
  • AND acroread is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
  • OR
  • acroread-plugin is earlier than 0:9.3.3-1.el5
  • AND acroread-plugin is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
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