CVE-2011-0564 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can gain privileges on Windows systems due to weak file permissions in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

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-2011-0564?

CVE-2011-0564 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 10 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0564?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-0564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m632-42g2-v3pj.

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