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Adobe Reader Temporary Files Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to symlink attack vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to the creation of insecure temporary files when opening or printing PDF files
Affected Software
Affected Software
Adobe Reader version 4.0.5 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to Adobe Reader version 5.0.5 or later.