Bug 469880 – CVE-2008-4814 Adobe Reader: arbitrary code execution via unspecified JavaScript method

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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...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2008-4814

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	urgent Severity urgent
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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
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URL:	http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=C...
Whiteboard:	impact=critical,source=adobe,reported...
Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	469916 469917 469918
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Reported:	2008-11-04 11:09 EST by Josh Bressers
Modified:	2008-11-13 10:36 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2008-11-13 10:36:40 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0974	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: acroread security update	2008-11-12 12:26:33 EST

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Description Josh Bressers 2008-11-04 11:09:58 EST

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 04:02:47 EST

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 10:36:40 EST

This issue was addressed in:

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

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