CVE-2005-1841 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read PDF documents of other users due to insecure temporary file permissions in Adobe Reader on Unix-like systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1841?
CVE-2005-1841 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 7 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The control for Adobe Reader 5.0.9 and 5.0.10 on Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX creates temporary files with the permissions as specified in a user's umask, which could allow local users to read PDF documents of that user if the umask allows it.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1841?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Acrobat Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1841?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1841 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1841 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Sources
Also known as CVE-2005-1912, GHSA-59ff-cvgw-6592.