Description
The JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.1 and 10.x before 10.1.3 on Mac OS X and Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified 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 | 9.5.1-1.el6_2 | RHSA-2012:0469 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.5.1-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0469 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2012:0469 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- RHSA-2012:0469 vendor-advisory
- 48756 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html
- SUSE-SU-2012:0524 vendor-advisory
- 52950 vdb-entry
- 48846 third-party-advisory
- TA12-101B third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0522 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0512 vendor-advisory
- 1026908 vdb-entry
- adobe-reader-javascriptapi-code-exec(74735) vdb-entry