Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200508-11.
Solution
All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/acroread-7.0.1.1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200508-11 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102730
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html
Insight
Adobe Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code.
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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