Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in an unspecified directory that is associated with an insecure RPATH.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 8.1.3-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 8.1.3-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| RHEL 3 | acroread +1 | 8.1.3-1 | RHSA-2008:0974 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0974 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 32700 third-party-advisory
- 32100 vdb-entry
- adobe-acrobat-reader-priv-escalation(46335) vdb-entry
- 249366 vendor-advisory
- 32872 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469882
- ADV-2009-0098 vdb-entry
- TA08-309A third-party-advisory
- 1021140 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-3001 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0974 vendor-advisory