CVE-2008-0883

N/A Unknown

Published: March 06, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

acroread in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files related to SSL certificate handling.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29229

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29242

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29425

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31136

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31352

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d8c48c63359fc807624182696d3d149c.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-02.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28091

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019539

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0765/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2289

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40987

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html