CVE-2011-2100 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the working directory, requiring user interaction to launch the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-2100?
CVE-2011-2100 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 16 Jun 2011. 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2100?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2100?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2100 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-2100 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2100 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v76-c58x-48cc.