Bug 469880 (CVE-2008-4814) - CVE-2008-4814 Adobe Reader: arbitrary code execution via unspecified JavaScript method
Summary: CVE-2008-4814 Adobe Reader: arbitrary code execution via unspecified JavaScri...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2008-4814
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
QA Contact:
URL: http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=C...
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 469916 469917 469918
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-11-04 16:09 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2019-09-29 12:26 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2008-11-13 15:36:40 UTC
Embargoed:


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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2008:0974 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: acroread security update 2008-11-12 17:26:33 UTC

Description Josh Bressers 2008-11-04 16:09:58 UTC
Adobe Reader 8 contains an input validation error in a JavaScript method.
According to Adobe these flaws could result in arbitrary code execution
with the permissions of the user running Adobe Reader.

Comment 2 Tomas Hoger 2008-11-05 09:02:47 UTC
Public now via upstream security bulletin:
  http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html

Comment 4 Red Hat Product Security 2008-11-13 15:36:40 UTC
This issue was addressed in:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras:
  http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html


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