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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0927: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0927: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/19/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
04/07/2022

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-acroread

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