CVE-2006-3452 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by overwriting program files due to insecure permissions in Adobe Reader on Mac OS X.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3452?
CVE-2006-3452 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 12 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 6.0.4 and earlier, on Mac OSX, has insecure file and directory permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by overwriting program files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3452?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3452?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-3452 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3452 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8m2m-9hff-5cqp.