# CVE-2001-1069: Misconfiguration in n/a

> Local attackers can modify the world-writable AdobeFnt.lst file to alter Acrobat Reader behavior, potentially bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9v8p-6wf5-jgwg

## What is CVE-2001-1069?

CVE-2001-1069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

libCoolType library as used in Adobe Acrobat (acroread) on Linux creates the AdobeFnt.lst file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the file and possibly modify acroread's behavior.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1069?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-1069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-1069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader

- [CVE-2009-0927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0927/): Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0511/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0512/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1152/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1153/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-1069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-1069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Acrobat Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1069

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