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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3431: Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3431: Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/25/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and earlier 9.x versions; 8.1.6 and earlier 8.x versions; and possibly 7.1.4 and earlier 7.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file with a large number of [ (open square bracket) characters in the argument to the alert method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Solution(s)

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

References

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