PT-2001-2214 · Adobe+1 · Libcooltype+2

Published 2001-08-31 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-1069

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libCoolType library as used in Adobe Acrobat (acroread) on Linux (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the libCoolType library used in Adobe Acrobat on Linux. It creates the AdobeFnt.lst file with world-writable permissions, allowing local users to modify the file. This could potentially modify acroread's behavior.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1069

Affected Products

Acrobat

Linux

Libcooltype

References · 5

• http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2001/debian-security-200101/msg00085.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1069 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3225 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7024 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99849121502399&w=2 · Note