CVE-2011-0562: Medium severity adobe acrobat reader notification manager vulnerability

Published Feb 10, 2011

Updated

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.

Affected Software

56 affected components

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.0

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.4

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.5

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.6

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.7

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.4

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.0

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.4

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.4

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.4.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=10.0

Microsoft Windows

Adobe Acrobat=8.0

Adobe Acrobat=8.1

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.1

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.3

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.4

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.5

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.6

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.7

Adobe Acrobat=8.2

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.1

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.2

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.3

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.0

Adobe Acrobat=9.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.1

Adobe Acrobat=10.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html

Event History

Feb 10, 2011

CVE Published

via MITRE·05:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·05:00 PM

Description

Data Sourced

06:00 PM

DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0562?

The severity of CVE-2011-0562 is considered important due to the potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0562?

To fix CVE-2011-0562, update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest version available.

What versions are affected by CVE-2011-0562?

CVE-2011-0562 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions before 10.0.1, 9.4.2, and 8.2.6.

Can CVE-2011-0562 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2011-0562 is not remotely exploitable as it requires local user access to exploit the vulnerability.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2011-0562 if I cannot update?

As a workaround for CVE-2011-0562, avoid running untrusted applications or files in the same directory as Adobe Reader and Acrobat.