CVE-2008-0883 – acroread: insecure handling of temporary files

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2008-0883

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. acroread en Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elección mediante un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en ficheros temporales relativos al manejo de certificados SSL. • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html http://secunia.com/advisories/29229 http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 http://secunia.com/advisories/29425 http://secunia.com/advisories/31136 http://secunia.com/advisories/31352 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1 http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d8c48c63359fc807624182696d3d149c.html http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-02.html http://www.gentoo.org/security&# • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') •