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TITLE:
Adobe Acrobat / Reader Plug-in Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16466

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16466/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Adobe Reader 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/4546/
Adobe Reader 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/1810/
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/389/
Adobe Acrobat 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/4594/
Adobe Acrobat 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/1809/
Adobe Acrobat 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/49/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in
the core application plug-in and can be exploited to cause a buffer
overflow when a specially crafted file is opened.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Install updated version.

Adobe Reader (Windows or Mac OS):
Update to version 7.0.3 or 6.0.4.

Adobe Reader (Linux or Solaris):
Update to version 7.0.1.

Adobe Acrobat (Windows or Mac OS):
Update to version 7.0.3, 6.0.4, or 5.0.10.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html

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