Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0570 and CVE-2011-0588.
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 6 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-3.el6_0 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-1.el5 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-1.el4 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0301 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-0492 vdb-entry
- http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2011-02-11-1-PUB.txt
- 20110211 ASPR #2011-02-11-1: Remote Binary Planting in Adobe Reader mailing-list
- 43470 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0301 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12555 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2011-0337 vdb-entry
- 1025033 vdb-entry
- 46252 vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html