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acroread: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):

acroread

CVE #(s):

CAN-2005-1625 CAN-2005-1841

Created:

July 8, 2005

Updated:

July 14, 2005

Description:

Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) has a buffer overflow vulnerability. If a user is tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, arbitrary code can be executed.

Alerts:

SuSE	SUSE-SA:2005:042	2005-07-14
Gentoo	200507-09	2005-07-11
Red Hat	RHSA-2005:575-01	2005-07-08

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