CVE-2006-0525: Medium severity Adobe Acrobat vulnerability

Published Feb 2, 2006
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Updated

Multiple Adobe products, including (1) Photoshop CS2, (2) Illustrator CS2, and (3) Adobe Help Center, install a large number of .EXE and .DLL files with write-access permission for the Everyone group, which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.

Affected Software

60 affected components
Adobe Acrobat=3.0
Adobe Acrobat=3.1
Adobe Acrobat=4.0
Adobe Acrobat=4.0.5
Adobe Acrobat=4.0.5a
Adobe Acrobat=4.0.5c
Adobe Acrobat=5.0
Adobe Acrobat=5.0.5
Adobe Acrobat=5.0.10
Adobe Acrobat=6.0
Adobe Acrobat=6.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=6.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=6.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=6.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=3.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=4.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=4.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=4.0.5a
Adobe Acrobat Reader=4.0.5c
Adobe Acrobat Reader=4.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=5.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=5.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=5.0.10
Adobe Acrobat Reader=5.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.3
Adobe Creative Suite=1.0
Adobe Creative Suite=1.3
Adobe Creative Suite=2.0
Adobe Illustrator=7.0
Adobe Illustrator=8.0
Adobe Illustrator=9.0
Adobe Illustrator=10.0
Adobe Illustrator=cs
Adobe Illustrator=cs3
Adobe InDesign=cs
Adobe InDesign=cs3
Adobe PageMaker=6.5
Adobe PageMaker=6.5
Adobe PageMaker=7.0
Adobe PageMaker=7.0
Adobe Photoshop=7.0
Adobe Photoshop=8.0
Adobe Photoshop=9.0.2
Adobe Photoshop=le
Adobe Premiere=1.5
Adobe Version Cue=1.0
Adobe Version Cue=1.0.1
Adobe Version Cue=gold

Event History

Feb 2, 2006
CVE Published
11:02 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0525?

CVE-2006-0525 is classified as a high severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-0525?

To fix CVE-2006-0525, ensure that proper access controls are set to restrict write permissions on the vulnerable .EXE and .DLL files.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2006-0525?

CVE-2006-0525 affects multiple Adobe products including Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, and several versions of Acrobat Reader.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2006-0525?

CVE-2006-0525 is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows local users to execute unauthorized actions.

5

When was CVE-2006-0525 reported?

CVE-2006-0525 was reported in 2006, affecting various Adobe software versions.

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