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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0132 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] Adobe Reader 8.1.2 update addresses a number security vulnerabilities 8 February 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Adobe Reader 8.1.1 and prior Publisher: Adobe Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact: Reduced Security Access: Remote/Unauthenticated Original Bulletin: http://www.adobe.com/go/kb403079 Comment: Adobe has not released the specific details about vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader prior to 8.1.2. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Release Notes Summary The Adobe Reader 8.1.2 update addresses a number of customer workflow issues and security vulnerabilities while providing more stability. Platforms: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista and Macintosh 10.4.3 Languages: Windows/Macintosh/Linux: English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese/Brazilian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish Solaris: English, French, German and Japanese Requirements: Windows: Intel Pentium III or equivalent processor, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows 2003 Server, 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9 Macintosh: PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor, Mac OS X 10.4.3 to 10.4.9, 10.5.0 and 10.5.1, 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents), 170MB of available hard-disk space, Safari 2.0.2 Linux: 32-bit Intel Pentium processor or equivalent, LSB (Linux Standard Base) 3.1 compliant systems including Red Hat Linux WS 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 and Ubuntu 6.10, GNOME or KDE Desktop Environment, 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended), 125 MB of available hard disk space (additional 75 MB required for having all supported font packs), GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit) user interface library, version 2.6 or higher, Firefox 1.5 or higher; Mozilla 1.7.3 or higher Solaris: UltraSPARC or UltraSPARC IIIi processor, Solaris 9 or 10, GNOME or KDE Desktop Environment (GNOME only for Solaris 10), 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended), 175 MB of available hard disk space (additional 75 MB required for having all supported font packs), GNU C library (glibc) version 2.3 or higher, GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit) user interface library, version 2.6 or higher (On Solaris 10, works with GTK 2.4.9 also), Firefox 1.5 or higher; Mozilla 1.7.3 or higher, OpenGL library, OpenSSL 0.9.7, OpenLDAP, and CUPS libraries, libstdc++ library Resolved Issues * 1556556 Recognition of blank space for accessibility * 1557564 Search functionality corrected for dynamic forms using direct rendering * 1563874 Corrected behavior for protected expandable fields in dynamic forms * 1570947 Corrected page flow when orientation changes (i.e. portrait to landscape) * 1570960 Re-calculate event in XFA forms improved * 1572817 Improved color output when converting to PDF/X via ?short-cut? button * 1573793 Improved behavior of Reader enabled forms usage rights 1574838 Improved printing on HP-based printers * 1576437 Enhanced stability when opening dynamic forms * 1592861 Corrected behavior for ?read only? fields when using direct rendering * 1605375 Improved behavior when adding sub-forms * 1607532 Added PCL print improvements * 1611771 Improved temp file clean-up after printing * 1618289 Support for new Adobe Extensions per ISO 32000 * 1619714 Improved behavior of Reader enabled rights within LiveCycle Workspace * 1623197 Improved behavior when posting data with Safari on the Macintosh and Firefox on Windows * 1623539 Corrected screen reader behavior for converted German tags * 1623797 Improved decimal field behavior for dynamic XFA using direct rendering * 1623829 Improved decimal field behavior for dynamic XFA using direct rendering * 1624413 Improved stability on dynamic forms * 1635763 Improved stability on certified dynamic forms * 1639564 Corrected truncation error on metadata * 1643223 Improved review tracker display of email IDs * 1645404 Improved behavior of 3D annotations * 1648534 Improved behavior of meshes in 3D * 1650281 Improved behavior of name spaces in metadata * 1624848 Enhanced capability to handle multiple browser windows with similar javascript calls TechNote Details Last Update: 02-05-2008 ID: kb403079 Permanent Link: http://www.adobe.com/go/kb403079 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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