National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5666

Overview

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious Security Provider library in the reader's current working directory. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-043A

Name: TA08-043A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0144

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1966

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 239286

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 30840

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30840

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29065

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29065

External Source: IDEFENSE

Name: 20080208 Adobe Reader Security Provider Unsafe Libary Path Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=655

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200803-01

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29205

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29205