Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X do not properly validate unspecified input data, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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 6 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-3.el6_0 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-1.el5 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-1.el4 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0301 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-0492 vdb-entry
- 43470 third-party-advisory
- 46214 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2011:0301 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0337 vdb-entry
- 1025033 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12535 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
- adobe-acrobat-input-code-exec(65291) vdb-entry