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Adobe Acrobat Reader: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):

Adobe Acrobat Reader

CVE #(s):

CAN-2005-2470

Created:

August 16, 2005

Updated:

August 22, 2005

Description:

A buffer overflow bug has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is possible to execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine if the victim opens a malicious PDF file.

Alerts:

SuSE	SUSE-SA:2005:047	2005-08-22
Gentoo	200508-11	2005-08-19
Red Hat	RHSA-2005:750-01	2005-08-16

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