Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows and Mac OS X allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted font data.
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 | 9.4.6-1.el6 | RHSA-2011:1434 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.6-1.el5 | RHSA-2011:1434 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.6-1.el4 | RHSA-2011:1434 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:1434 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- reader-acrobat-code-execution(68019) vdb-entry
- 73067 vdb-entry
- 48248 vdb-entry
- VU#264729 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-16.html
- TA11-166A third-party-advisory
- 1025658 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13960 vdb-entry signature