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TITLE:
Adobe Reader Local Files Detection Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14813

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14813/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Adobe Reader 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/4546/

DESCRIPTION:
NISCC has reported a weakness in Adobe Reader, which can be exploited
by malicious people to enumerate files on a user's system.

The problem is caused due to an error in the "LoadFile()" method
making it possible to determine if a queried local file exists.

The weakness has been reported in version 7.0 and prior.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 7.0.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
NISCC

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
NISCC:
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20050401-00264.pdf

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