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Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA31352
Release Date: 2008-08-04
Last Update: 2008-09-11
Popularity: 2,554 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Sun Solaris 10

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-0883
CVE-2008-2641


Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability and a security issue in Adobe Reader in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges and potentially by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA29229
SA30832

NOTE: Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 on the x86 platform and OpenSolaris do not ship Adobe Reader.

Solution:
Apply patch.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 121104-05 or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-121104-05-1

Changelog:
2008-09-11: Removed Solaris 8 and 9 from list of affected software and updated "Solution" section based on updated vendor advisory.

Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240106-1

Other References:
SA29299:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29229/

SA30832:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30832/


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