Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "prefix protocol handler vulnerability."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.0-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0743 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.0-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0743 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2010:0743 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- SUSE-SA:2010:048 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0191 vdb-entry
- 43025 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201101-08 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0743 vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
- TA10-279A third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6772 vdb-entry signature
- SUSE-SR:2010:019 vendor-advisory