CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-0883

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Published: Mar 06, 2008 | Modified: Aug 08, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.7 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Open_suse Suse 10.1 (including) 10.1 (including)
Open_suse Suse 10.2 (including) 10.2 (including)
Open_suse Suse 10.3 (including) 10.3 (including)
Suse_linux Suse 10 (including) 10 (including)
Suse_linux Suse 10-sp1 (including) 10-sp1 (including)
Suse_linux Suse 10.0 (including) 10.0 (including)
Suse_linux Suse 10.1 (including) 10.1 (including)
Suse_linux_desktop Suse 10 (including) 10 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

References