CVE-2008-0883 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2008-0883?

CVE-2008-0883 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 6 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

acroread in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files related to SSL certificate handling.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0883?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0883?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2008-0883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader

• CVE-2009-0927 Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0511 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2014-0512 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1152 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1153 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-whm3-pjww-fw7w.