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Gentoo update for acroread
Secunia Advisory: SA31428
Release Date: 2008-08-11
Popularity: 1,619 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2641


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for acroread. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA30832

Solution:
Update to "app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r3" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200808-10.xml

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


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