Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to conduct denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Reader 7.0.1 or later. For
updates refer to http://get.adobe.com/reader
Insight
Flaw exist due to an unspecified boundary error in the core application plug-in.
Affected
Adobe Reader version 7.0 and prior on Linux.
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2470 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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