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CVE-2008-4815

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in an unspecified directory that is associated with an insecure RPATH.

Published

2008-11-05T15:00:14.557

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System unix unix * No
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 8.0 Yes
References