CVE-2005-1841

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-6/advisory/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14457	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329121.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-575.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1841?: CVE-2005-1841 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1841?: To fix CVE-2005-1841, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1841 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1841 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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