PT-2008-2500 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2008-03-06 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0883

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.7

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.1.2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files related to SSL certificate handling.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.1.2, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for this version.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0883

RHSA-2008:0641

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 17

• http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d8c48c63359fc807624182696d3d149c.html · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29229 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0883 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0765/references · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31352 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40987 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019539 · Note
• http://adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-02.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31136 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2289 · Note