CVE-2011-2100: Medium severity adobe acrobat reader notification manager vulnerability

Published Jun 16, 2011
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Updated

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Affected Software

72 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=8.1.3
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=8.2.6
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=9.4.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.4.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.4.4
Adobe Acrobat reader=10.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=10.0.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=10.0.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=10.0.3
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=8.2.5
Adobe Acrobat=8.2.6
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=9.4.2
Adobe Acrobat=9.4.3
Adobe Acrobat=9.4.4
Adobe Acrobat=10.0
Adobe Acrobat=10.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=10.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=10.0.3

Event History

Jun 16, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
11:55 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2100?

CVE-2011-2100 is rated as critical due to the potential for local privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2011-2100?

To fix CVE-2011-2100, update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 9.4.5 or later, or 10.1 or later.

3

Which versions of Adobe Reader are affected by CVE-2011-2100?

CVE-2011-2100 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows.

4

Can CVE-2011-2100 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2011-2100 requires local access to exploit the vulnerability.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-2100?

CVE-2011-2100 is an untrusted search path vulnerability which enables local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL.

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