Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3452 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat / Adobe Reader

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
adobe

Summary

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 6.0.4 and earlier, on Mac OSX, has insecure file and directory permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by overwriting program files. This vulnerability only exists in multi-user environments. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product releases: Adobe, Acrobat Reader, 6.0.5 for Mac OSX Adobe, Acrobat, 6.0.5 for Mac OSX