CVE-2007-5666

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious Security Provider library in the reader's current working directory. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11161 vdb entry signature
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=655 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5666?
CVE-2007-5666 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5666?
To fix CVE-2007-5666, 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-2007-5666 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5666 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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