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Adobe Acrobat < 6.0.5

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks version of Adobe Acrobat

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by
several issues.

Description :

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote host is earlier
than 6.0.5 and is reportedly affected by a buffer overflow that may be
triggered when distilling a specially-crafted file to PDF.

See also :

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-09.html

Solution :

Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 6.0.5 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5.6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 18943

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