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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f2cf77bb5045 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200803-26"> + <title>Adobe Acrobat Reader: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability has been discovered in + Adobe Acrobat Reader. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">acroread</product> + <announced>2008-03-18</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-03-18</revised> + <bug>212367</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/acroread" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.1.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.1.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Acrobat Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + SUSE reported that the "acroread" wrapper script does not create + temporary files in a secure manner when handling SSL certificates + (CVE-2008-0883). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite + arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0883">CVE-2008-0883</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-03-16T13:19:39Z"> + mfleming + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-03-17T11:44:20Z"> + mfleming + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-03-18T13:28:58Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |