---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bist Du interessiert an einem neuen Job in IT-Sicherheit? Secunia hat zwei freie Stellen als Junior und Senior Spezialist in IT- Sicherheit: http://secunia.com/secunia_vacancies/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Adobe Reader / Adobe Acrobat Local File Detection Weakness SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA15698 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/15698/ CRITICAL: Not critical IMPACT: Exposure of system information WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Adobe Acrobat 7.x http://secunia.com/product/4594/ Adobe Reader 7.x http://secunia.com/product/4546/ DESCRIPTION: A weakness has been reported in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of certain system information. The problem is caused due to an error in the Adobe Reader control and makes it possible to determine whether or not a particular file exists on a user's system via XML scripts embedded in JavaScript. The weakness affects versions 7.0 and 7.0.1 for Mac OS and Windows. SOLUTION: Update to version 7.0.2 for Windows. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/ An updated version is currently not available for Mac OS. Disable JavaScript support. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Sverre H. Huseby. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------