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acroread -- buffer overflow

Affected packages
acroread < 7.0.1

Details

VuXML ID 5c518cb6-1159-11da-a4ba-000b5d77b0f5
Discovery 2005-08-16
Entry 2005-08-20

The identified vulnerability is a buffer overflow within a core application plug-in, which is part of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. If a malicious file were opened it could trigger a buffer overflow as the file is being loaded into Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. A buffer overflow can cause the application to crash and increase the risk of malicious code execution.

References

URL http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html