CVE-2005-1841 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

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.

All Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CVE-2005-1912, GHSA-59ff-cvgw-6592.

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