Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) multiple unspecified

adobe-multiple-unspecified (31829) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) has multiple unspecified vulnerabilities which may be exploited using unknown attack vectors and have an undetermined impact on the victim's system.

Note: In the Apple Macintosh versions of Adobe, this vulnerability could possibly allow remote code execution.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.6
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 4.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Other

Remedy:

Refer to Adobe TechNote 327817 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:041 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Adobe TechNote 327817: Adobe Reader 7.0.8 update release information (Windows and Mac OS).
  • BID-18445: Adobe Reader Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-3093: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) before 7.0.8 have unknown impact and unknown vectors.
  • OSVDB ID: 26535: Adobe Reader for Macintosh Unspecified Critical Issue
  • OSVDB ID: 26536: Adobe Reader for Windows Multiple Unspecified Issues
  • SA20576: Adobe Reader Unspecified Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016314: Adobe Reader Has Unspecified Vulnerabilities
  • SUSE-SA:2006:041: acroread various security problems
  • SUSE-SR:2006:016: SUSE Security Summary Report

Platforms Affected:

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5A
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5C
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.10
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.4
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.3
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4
  • Novell Linux POS 9
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9

Reported:

Jun 15, 2006

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