An acroread update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-14
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: acroread: UUDecode filename buffer overflow
Date: August 15, 2004
Bugs: #60205
ID: 200408-14

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Synopsis
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acroread contains two errors in the handling of UUEncoded filenames that may lead to execution of arbitrary code or programs.



Background
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acroread is Adobe's Acrobat PDF reader for Linux.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/acroread = 5.09

Description
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acroread contains two errors in the handling of UUEncoded filenames. First, it fails to check the length of a filename before copying it into a fixed size buffer and, secondly, it fails to check for the backtick shell metacharacter in the filename before executing a command with a shell.

Impact
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By enticing a user to open a PDF with a specially crafted filename, an attacker could execute arbitrary code or programs with the permissions of the user running acroread.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of acroread.

Resolution
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All acroread users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"
# emerge ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"

References
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[ 1 ] iDEFENSE Advisory 125
http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=125&type=vulnerabilities
[ 2 ] iDEFENSE Advisory 126
http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=126&type=vulnerabilities

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-14.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0