CVE-2009-2979
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 do not properly perform XMP-XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted document.
Find out more about CVE-2009-2979 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (acroread) | RHSA-2009:1499 | 2009-10-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (acroread) | RHSA-2009:1499 | 2009-10-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (acroread) | RHSA-2009:1499 | 2009-10-14 |
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